Wavefront solutions to reaction-convection equations with Perona-Malik diffusion

Abstract

We study a nonlinear reaction-convection equation with a degenerate diffusion of Perona-Malik's type and a monostable reaction term. Under quite general assumptions, we show the presence of wavefront solutions and prove their main properties. In particular, such wavefronts exist for every speed in a closed half-line and we give estimates of the threshold speed. The wavefront profiles are also strictly monotone and their slopes are uniformly bounded by the critical values of the diffusion.