Bifurcation analysis of reaction–diffusion Schnakenberg model

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (8) ◽  
pp. 2001-2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Liu ◽  
Junping Shi ◽  
Yuwen Wang ◽  
Xiuhong Feng
2018 ◽  
Vol 313 ◽  
pp. 306-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swati Tyagi ◽  
Subit K Jain ◽  
Syed Abbas ◽  
Shahlar Meherrem ◽  
Rajendra K Ray

Author(s):  
Theodore Kolokolnikov ◽  
Michael Ward ◽  
Justin Tzou ◽  
Juncheng Wei

For a large class of reaction–diffusion systems with large diffusivity ratio, it is well known that a two-dimensional stripe (whose cross-section is a one-dimensional homoclinic spike) is unstable and breaks up into spots. Here, we study two effects that can stabilize such a homoclinic stripe. First, we consider the addition of anisotropy to the model. For the Schnakenberg model, we show that (an infinite) stripe can be stabilized if the fast-diffusing variable (substrate) is sufficiently anisotropic. Two types of instability thresholds are derived: zigzag (or bending) and break-up instabilities. The instability boundaries subdivide parameter space into three distinct zones: stable stripe, unstable stripe due to bending and unstable due to break-up instability. Numerical experiments indicate that the break-up instability is supercritical leading to a ‘spotted-stripe’ solution. Finally, we perform a similar analysis for the Klausmeier model of vegetation patterns on a steep hill, and examine transition from spots to stripes. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Dissipative structures in matter out of equilibrium: from chemistry, photonics and biology (part 2)’.


2017 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 788-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daljit Singh J. Dhillon ◽  
Michel C. Milinkovitch ◽  
Matthias Zwicker

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