Abstract
We consider a spatial population growth process which is described by a reaction-diffusion equation c(x)ut = (a2(x)ux)x +f(u), c(x) >0, a(x) > 0, defined on an interval [0, 1] of the spatial variable x. First we study the stability of nonconstant stationary solutions of this equation under Neumann boundary conditions. It is shown that any nonconstant stationary solution (if it exists) is unstable if axx⩽0 for all xe[0, 1], and conversely ifaxx>0 for some xe[0, 1], there exists a stable nonconstant stationary solution. Next we study the stability of stationary solutions under Dirichlet boundary conditions. We consider two types of stationary solutions, i.e., a solution u0(x) which satisfies u0x≠0 for all xe[0, 1] (type I) and a solution u0(x) which satisfies u0x = 0 at two or more points in [0, 1] (type II). It is shown that any stationary solution of type I [type II] is stable [unstable] if axx⩾0 [axx⩽0] for all xe[0, 1]. Conversely, there exists an unstable [a stable] stationary solution of type I [type II] if axx 0] for some xe[0, 1].
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