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Comparison principles for strongly coupled reaction-diffusion equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

B. D. Sleeman  and
E. Tuma
B. D. Sleeman
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland
E. Tuma
Affiliation:
Fachbereich 6, Mathematik, Universität GH Essen, Universitätsstr. 3, 4300 Essen, F.R.G.
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Synopsis

Comparison principles for systems of reaction-diffusion equations coupled via both the reaction and diffusion terms are considered. Applications to the FitzHugh–Nagumo equations and models of coupled nerve fibres are included.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 106 , Issue 3-4 , 1987 , pp. 209 - 219
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1987

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