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Cascades of Hopf bifurcations from boundary delay

We consider a 1-dimensional reaction–diffusion equation with nonlinear boundary conditions of logistic type with delay. We deal with non-negative solutions and analyze the stability behavior of its unique positive equilibrium solution, which is given by the constant function u ≡ 1 . We show that if...

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Published in:Journal of mathematical analysis and applications 2010, Vol.361 (1), p.19-37
Main Authors: Arrieta, José M., Cónsul, Neus, Oliva, Sergio M.
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Language:English
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Summary:We consider a 1-dimensional reaction–diffusion equation with nonlinear boundary conditions of logistic type with delay. We deal with non-negative solutions and analyze the stability behavior of its unique positive equilibrium solution, which is given by the constant function u ≡ 1 . We show that if the delay is small, this equilibrium solution is asymptotically stable, similar as in the case without delay. We also show that, as the delay goes to infinity, this equilibrium becomes unstable and undergoes a cascade of Hopf bifurcations. The structure of this cascade will depend on the parameters appearing in the equation. This equation shows some dynamical behavior that differs from the case where the nonlinearity with delay is in the interior of the domain.
ISSN:0022-247X
1096-0813
DOI:10.1016/j.jmaa.2009.09.018