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Multiple patterns formation for an aggregation/diffusion predator-prey system
Author(s) -
Simone Fagioli,
Yahya Jaafra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
networks and heterogeneous media
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.732
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1556-181X
pISSN - 1556-1801
DOI - 10.3934/nhm.2021010
Subject(s) - mathematics , diffusion , constant (computer programming) , combinatorics , pure mathematics , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
We investigate existence of stationary solutions to an aggregation/diffusion system of PDEs, modelling a two species predator-prey interaction. In the model this interaction is described by non-local potentials that are mutually proportional by a negative constant \begin{document}$ -\alpha $\end{document} , with \begin{document}$ \alpha>0 $\end{document} . Each species is also subject to non-local self-attraction forces together with quadratic diffusion effects. The competition between the aforementioned mechanisms produce a rich asymptotic behavior, namely the formation of steady states that are composed of multiple bumps, i.e. sums of Barenblatt-type profiles. The existence of such stationary states, under some conditions on the positions of the bumps and the proportionality constant \begin{document}$ \alpha $\end{document} , is showed for small diffusion, by using the functional version of the Implicit Function Theorem. We complement our results with some numerical simulations, that suggest a large variety in the possible strategies the two species use in order to interact each other.

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