Asymptotic spreading in heterogeneous diffusive excitable media

Journal of Functional Analysis

Volumn 255, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2146-2189

  Berestycki, Henri ^a   Hamel, François ^b   Nadin, Grégoire ^c  

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

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous reaction diffusion equations; Maximum principles; Principal eigenvalues; Propagation and spreading properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 58049150839     PISSN: 00221236     EISSN: 10960783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfa.2008.06.030     Document Type: Article

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