Sharp estimates on minimum travelling wave speed of reaction diffusion systems modelling autocatalysis

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 437-448

  Chen, Xinfu ^a   Qi, Yuanwei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cubic autocatalysis; Minimum speed; Reaction diffusion; Travelling wave

Indexed keywords

CUBIC AUTOCATALYSIS; ISOTHERMAL CHEMICAL REACTION; REACTION DIFFUSION;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 41449113551     PISSN: 00361410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/060665749     Document Type: Article

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