On a parabolic–elliptic chemotactic system with non-constant chemotactic sensitivity

Abstract

We study a parabolic–elliptic chemotactic system describing the evolution of a population’s density “u” and a chemoattractant’s concentration “v”. The system considers a non-constant chemotactic sensitivity given by “χ(N−u)”, for N≥0, and a source term of logistic type “λu(1−u)”. The existence of global bounded classical solutions is proved for any χ>0, N≥0 and λ≥0. By using a comparison argument we analyze the stability of the constant steady state u=1, v=1, for a range of parameters. –For N>1 and Nλ>2χ, any positive and bounded solution converges to the steady state.–For N≤1 the steady state is locally asymptotically stable and for χN<λ, the steady state is globally asymptotically stable.