We consider the stability of single-front stationary solutions to a spatially discrete reaction-diffusion equation which models front propagation in a nerve axon. The solution's stability depends on the coupling parameter, changing from stable to unstable and from unstable to stable at a countably infinite number of values of this diffusion coefficient.
Citation: Christopher E. Elmer. The stability of stationary fronts for a discrete nerve axon model[J]. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 2007, 4(1): 113-129. doi: 10.3934/mbe.2007.4.113
Abstract
We consider the stability of single-front stationary solutions to a spatially discrete reaction-diffusion equation which models front propagation in a nerve axon. The solution's stability depends on the coupling parameter, changing from stable to unstable and from unstable to stable at a countably infinite number of values of this diffusion coefficient.