A Mathematical Characterization for Patterns of a Keller-Segel Model with a Cubic Source Term

Shengmao Fu and Ji Liu

Advances in Mathematical Physics, 2013, vol. 2013, 1-11

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This paper deals with a Neumann boundary value problem for a Keller-Segel model with a cubic source term in a d -dimensional box , which describes the movement of cells in response to the presence of a chemical signal substance. It is proved that, given any general perturbation of magnitude δ , its nonlinear evolution is dominated by the corresponding linear dynamics along a finite number of fixed fastest growing modes, over a time period of the order ln( ). Each initial perturbation certainly can behave drastically differently from another, which gives rise to the richness of patterns. Our results provide a mathematical description for early pattern formation in the model.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1155/2013/934745

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