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Two relaxation features of the migration-consumption chemotaxis system involving signal-dependent motilities, $$ \left\{ \begin{array}{l} u_t = \Delta \big(u\phi(v)\big), \\[1mm] v_t = \Delta v-uv, \end{array} \right. \qquad \qquad…
We consider a Liouville-type PDE on a smooth bounded planar domain, which is related to stationary solutions of the Keller-Segel's model for chemotaxis. We prove existence of solutions under some algebraic conditions on the parameters. In…
In the present work, we consider a variety of two-component, one-dimensional states in nonlinear Schrodinger equations in the presence of a parabolic trap, inspired by the atomic physics context of Bose-Einstein condensates. The use of…
Motivated by numerical simulations showing the emergence of either periodic or irregular patterns, we explore a mechanism of pattern formation arising in the processes described by a system of a single reaction-diffusion equation coupled…
The Keller-Segel partial differential equation is a two-dimensional model for chemotaxis. When the total mass of the initial density is one, it is known to exhibit blow-up in finite time as soon as the sensitivity $\chi$ of bacteria to the…
We consider the Keller-Segel model of chemotaxis on one-dimensional networks. Using a variational characterization of solutions, positivity preservation, conservation of mass, and energy estimates, we establish global existence of weak…
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