Front Propagation into an Unstable State of Reaction-Transport Systems

Sergei Fedotov
Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 926 – Published 29 January 2001
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Abstract

We studied the propagation of traveling fronts into an unstable state of the reaction-transport systems involving integral transport. By using a hyperbolic scaling procedure and singular perturbation techniques, we determined a Hamiltonian structure of reaction-transport equations. This structure allowed us to derive asymptotic formulas for the propagation rate of a reaction front. We showed that the macroscopic dynamics of the front are “nonuniversal” and depend on the choice of the underlying random walk model for the microscopic transport process.

  • Received 27 July 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.926

©2001 American Physical Society

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Sergei Fedotov*

  • Mathematics Department, UMIST, Manchester, United Kingdom

  • *Email address: sergei.fedotov@umist.ac.uk

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Vol. 86, Iss. 5 — 29 January 2001

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