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A weak solution approach to a reaction–diffusion system modeling pattern formation on seashells

✍ Scribed by Jan Kelkel; Christina Surulescu


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
401 KB
Volume
32
Category
Article
ISSN
0170-4214

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Abstract

We investigate a reaction–diffusion system proposed by H. Meinhardt as a model for pattern formation on seashells. We give a new proof for the existence of a local weak solution for general initial conditions and parameters upon using an iterative approach. Furthermore, the solution is shown to exist globally for suitable initial data. The behavior of the solution in time and space is illustrated through numerical simulations. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.