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Transitions in asymmetric spike patterns with anomalous diffusion
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Author (aut): Nec, Yana
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Complex natural systems at times manifest transitions between disparate diffusive regimes. Efforts to devise measurement techniques capable of identifying the cross-over moments have recently borne fruit, however interpretation of findings remains contentious when the bigger picture is considered. This study uses a phenomenological reaction – diffusion model to obtain a sufficiently general, yet tractable description for the dynamics of a pattern qualitatively redolent of molecular clusters subject to transient anomalous diffusion mechanisms. The resulting system of equations is investigated for substantiation of the reasons difficulties are encountered when attempting to distinguish between various diffusive regimes in experimental settings: a non-monotonic dependence of the pattern’s evolution on parameters defining the diffusion mechanism is a common occurrence, as is a non-injective mapping between a given sequence of diffusion regimes and ensuing drift behaviour. Albeit formally the developed description is limited to piecewise constant anomaly functions, it is useful in computation of approximations to smooth realistic transitions. |
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Volume 12, Issue 6
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/mmnp/2017066
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anomalous diffusion
fractional differential equation
variable order differential equation
matched asymptotic expansions
non-linear pattern formation
reaction - diffusion
Gierer-Meinhardt model
spike solution
transient diffusion regimes
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