Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions of a Degenerate Diffusion Equation with a Multistable Reaction

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Main Authors: Li, Fang, Lou, Bendong
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author Li, Fang
Lou, Bendong
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Lou, Bendong
contents We consider a generalized degenerate diffusion equation with a reaction term $u_t=[A(u)]_{xx}+f(u)$, where $A$ is a smooth function satisfying $A(0)=A'(0)=0$ and $A(u),\ A'(u),\ A''(u)>0$ for $u>0$, $f$ is of monostable type in $[0,s_1]$ and of bistable type in $[s_1,1]$. We first give a trichotomy result on the asymptotic behavior of the solutions starting at compactly supported initial data, which says that, as $t\to \infty$, either small-spreading (which means $u$ tends to $s_1$), or transition, or big-spreading (which means $u$ tends to $1$) happens for a solution. Then we construct the classical and sharp traveling waves (a sharp wave means a wave having a free boundary which satisfies the Darcy's law) for the generalized degenerate diffusion equation, and then using them to characterize the spreading solution near its front.
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spellingShingle Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions of a Degenerate Diffusion Equation with a Multistable Reaction
Li, Fang
Lou, Bendong
Analysis of PDEs
35K65, 35K57, 35B40, 35K15
We consider a generalized degenerate diffusion equation with a reaction term $u_t=[A(u)]_{xx}+f(u)$, where $A$ is a smooth function satisfying $A(0)=A'(0)=0$ and $A(u),\ A'(u),\ A''(u)>0$ for $u>0$, $f$ is of monostable type in $[0,s_1]$ and of bistable type in $[s_1,1]$. We first give a trichotomy result on the asymptotic behavior of the solutions starting at compactly supported initial data, which says that, as $t\to \infty$, either small-spreading (which means $u$ tends to $s_1$), or transition, or big-spreading (which means $u$ tends to $1$) happens for a solution. Then we construct the classical and sharp traveling waves (a sharp wave means a wave having a free boundary which satisfies the Darcy's law) for the generalized degenerate diffusion equation, and then using them to characterize the spreading solution near its front.
title Asymptotic Behavior of Solutions of a Degenerate Diffusion Equation with a Multistable Reaction
topic Analysis of PDEs
35K65, 35K57, 35B40, 35K15
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.17177