The speed of propagation for KPP type problems. I: Periodic framework

Journal of the European Mathematical Society

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-213

  Berestycki, Henri ^a   Hamel, François ^b   Nadirashvili, Nikolai ^c  

^a ÉCOLE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Eigen value problems; Periodic media; Propagation; Reaction diffusion equations; Travelling fronts

Indexed keywords

EID: 16644384785     PISSN: 14359855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4171/JEMS/26     Document Type: Article

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