arXiv · 2007.10719
Stochastic approach to Fisher and Kolmogorov, Petrovskii, and Piskunov wave fronts for species with different diffusivities in dilute and concentrated solutions
Abstract
A wave front of Fisher and Kolmogorov, Petrovskii, and Piskunov type involving two species A and B with different diffusion coefficients $D_A$ and $D_B$ is studied using a master equation approach in dilute and concentrated solutions. Species A and B are supposed to be engaged in the autocatalytic reaction A+B -> 2A. Contrary to the results of a deterministic description, the front speed deduced from the master equation in the dilute case sensitively depends on the diffusion coefficient of species B. A linear analysis of the deterministic equations with a cutoff in the reactive term cannot explain the decrease of the front speed observed for $D_B > D_A$. In the case of a concentrated solution, the transition rates associated with cross-diffusion are derived from the corresponding diffusion fluxes. The properties of the wave front obtained in the dilute case remain valid but are mitigated by cross-diffusion which reduces the impact of different diffusion coefficients.
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Gabriel Morgado, Bogdan Nowakowski, Annie Lemarchand. 2020-07-21. Stochastic approach to Fisher and Kolmogorov, Petrovskii, and Piskunov wave fronts for species with different diffusivities in dilute and concentrated solutions. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2020.124954
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