Memory driven pattern formation

作者:Trimper S*; Zabrocki K
来源:Physics Letters A, 2004, 331(6): 423-431.
DOI:10.1016/j.physleta.2004.09.018

摘要

The diffusion equation is extended by including spatial-temporal memory in such a manner that the conservation of the concentration is maintained. The additional memory term gives rise to the formation of non-trivial stationary solutions. The steady state pattern in an infinite domain is driven by a competition between conventional particle current and a feedback current. We give a general criteria for the existence of a non-trivial stationary state. The applicability of the model is tested in case of a strongly localized, time independent memory kernel. The resulting evolution equation is exactly solvable in arbitrary dimensions and the analytical solutions are compared with numerical simulations. When the memory term offers a spatially decaying behavior, we find also the exact stationary solution in form of a screened potential.

  • 出版日期2004-11-1