Frithjof Lutscher
Université d'Ottawa
24 février 2017 de 16 h 00 à 18 h 00 (heure de Montréal/HNE) Sur place
Colloque par Frithjof Lutscher (Université d'Ottawa)
The globally observed phenomenon of the spread of invasive biological species with all its sometimes detrimental effects on native ecosystems has spurred intense mathematical research and modelling efforts into corresponding phenomena of spreading speeds and travelling waves. The standard modelling framework for such processes is based on reaction diffusion equations, but several aspects of an invasion can only be appropriately described by a discretetime analogues, called integrodifference equations. The theory of spreading speeds and travelling waves in such integrodifference equations is well established for the "monostable" case, i.e. when the nonspatial dynamics show a globally stable positive steady state. When the positive state of the nonspatial dynamics is not stable, as is the case with the famous discrete logistic equation, it is unclear how the corresponding spatial spread profile evolves and at what speed. Previous simulations seemed to reveal a travelling profile in the form of a twocycle, with or without spatial oscillations. The existence of a travelling wave solution has been proven, but its shape and stability remain unclear. In this talk, I will show simulations that suggest that there are several travelling profiles at different speeds. I will establish corresponding generalizations of the concept of a spreading speed and prove the existence of such speeds and travelling waves in the second iterate operator. I conjecture that rather than a travelling twocycle for the nextgeneration operator, one observes a pair of stacked fronts for the seconditerate operator. I will relate the observations to the phenomenon of dynamic stabilization.
Adresse
CRM, Université de Montréal, Pavillon André-Aisenstadt, 2920 Chemin de la Tour, salle 6254