A Mathematical Characterization for Patterns of a Keller-Segel Model with a Cubic Source Term
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This paper deals with a Neumann boundary value problem for a Keller-Segel model with a cubic source term in ad-dimensional box(d=1,2,3), 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 magnitudeδ, 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(1/δ). 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.
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