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Comparison principles for strongly coupled reaction diffusion equations in unbounded domains

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

E. Tuma
E. Tuma
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Santa María University, P.O. Box 110-V, Valparaíso, Chile
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Synopsis

Comparison principles for systems of reaction–diffusion equations in unbounded domains and coupledvia both reaction and diffusion terms are considered. Applications are made to the FitzHugh–Nagumo equations and models of coupled nerve fibres.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 110 , Issue 3-4 , 1988 , pp. 311 - 319
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1988

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