Published December 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Asymptotic solution of wave front of the telegraph model of dispersive variability

  • 1. Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza (Egypt) and King Saud University, College of Science, Mathematics Department, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451 (Saudi Arabia)

Description

A number of nonlinear phenomena in physical, chemical, economical and biological processes are described by the interplay of reaction and diffusion or by the interaction between convection and diffusion. Recently, it is found that telegraph equation is more suitable than ordinary diffusion equation in modelling reaction diffusion for such branches of sciences. In this paper we use the technique of asymptotic solution to find travelling wave solution for the telegraph model of dispersive variability which is a generalization of the Julian Cook model. Our model tackled special values of the time delay and the probability that an individual is disperser in a population of dispersers and nondispersers. The solution of our model is reduced to telegraph Fisher-Kolmogoroff invasion and Julian Cook models. Also, the effect of the time delay on the propagation speed is presented

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.chaos.2005.08.184;
PII
S0960-0779(05)00855-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chaos, Solitons and Fractals
Journal Volume
30
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 1190-1197
ISSN
0960-0779

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38012804
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS; DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PROBABILITY; TIME DELAY; TRAVELLING WAVES
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

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Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.