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U U U U .: Physics 221A: Nonlinear Dynamics HW Assignment #4

The document outlines a homework assignment for a course in nonlinear dynamics, focusing on various mathematical models including the modified Fisher equation and a predator-prey model. It includes problems related to front propagation stability, traveling wavefront solutions, growth rates in the Brusselator model, and stability analysis of static solutions in the Ginzburg-Landau equation. Each problem requires a detailed investigation of specific equations and conditions to derive conclusions about stability and growth rates.

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U U U U .: Physics 221A: Nonlinear Dynamics HW Assignment #4

The document outlines a homework assignment for a course in nonlinear dynamics, focusing on various mathematical models including the modified Fisher equation and a predator-prey model. It includes problems related to front propagation stability, traveling wavefront solutions, growth rates in the Brusselator model, and stability analysis of static solutions in the Ginzburg-Landau equation. Each problem requires a detailed investigation of specific equations and conditions to derive conclusions about stability and growth rates.

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PHYSICS 221A : NONLINEAR DYNAMICS

HW ASSIGNMENT #4

(1) Consider front propagation for the modified Fisher equation,

ut = uxx + u (1 − u2 ) .

For what velocities is the front solution stable?

(2) Consider a predator-prey type model governed by the equations

ut = D uxx − uv
vt = λD vxx + uv .

Investigate the possibility of traveling wavefront solutions satisfying the boundary conditions

u(−∞, t) = v(+∞, t) = 0
v(−∞, t) = u(+∞, t) = K ,

where K is a positive constant. Note any special cases.

(3) Compute the growth rate η for the Brusselator amplitude within a purely linearized
treatment of the problem, in terms of the parameters a, c, and ε ≡ b − bT . Compare your
answer with the result in eqn. 9.67. Do they agree? Why or why not?

There is somewhat of an ambiguity inpwhat we might mean by the growth rate. We could
(i) compute η at fixed Q2 (ε = 0) = a/ Du Dv , which is the critical wavevector at ε = 0, or
(ii) allow Q to vary with ε, i.e. compute the growth of the maximally unstable wavevector
at each value of b. Show that these to calculations yield the same growth rate, to order ε2 .

(4) Consider the real Ginzburg-Landau equation,

ψt = µψ + ψxx − |ψ|2 ψ ,
p
where ψ is a complex field. Static solutions of the form ψ(x) = µ − Q2 eiQx exist, provided
µ > 0 and Q2 < µ. Investigate the stability of these solutions by writing
p
ψ(x, t) = µ − Q2 eiQx + η(x) eλt

and solving the resulting eigenvalue equation. The resulting instability is the Eckhaus
instability.

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