Large deviations and the emergence of a logarithmic delay in a nonlocal linearised Fisher–KPP equation

Abstract

We study a variant of the Fisher–KPP equation with nonlocal dispersal. Using the theory of large deviations, we show the emergence of a “Bramson-like” logarithmic delay for the linearised equation with step-like initial data. We conclude that the logarithmic delay emerges also for the solutions of the nonlinear equation. Previous papers found very precise results for the nonlinear equation with strong assumptions on the decay of the kernel. Our results are less precise, but they are valid for all thin-tailed kernels.