A short proof of the logarithmic bramson correction in Fisher-KPP equations

Networks and Heterogeneous Media

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 275-289

  Hamel, François ^a,b   Nolen, James ^c   Roquejoffre, Jean Michel ^d   Ryzhik, Lenya ^e  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUT DE MATHÉMATIQUES DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fisher KPP equations; Logarithmic correction; Travelling fronts

Indexed keywords

DIRICHLET BOUNDARY CONDITION; FISHER-KPP; FISHER-KPP EQUATIONS; LINEARIZED EQUATIONS; LOGARITHMIC CORRECTIONS; MINIMAL SPEED; REACTION DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; TRAVELLING FRONT;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

LINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 84877314783     PISSN: 15561801     EISSN: 1556181X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/nhm.2013.8.275     Document Type: Article

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