Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences
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Journal

Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences


Volume
& Issue

Volume 1, Issue 2


Published
on

July 1, 2016


Pages

311-320


DOI

Article

Multiplier method and exact solutions for a density dependent reaction-diffusion equation


Authors

M. Rosa Affiliation:
Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad de Cádiz, 11500 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
and M. L Gandarias Affiliation:
Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad de Cádiz, 11500 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain


Abstract

Reaction-diffusion equations have enjoyed a considerable amount of scientific interest. The reason for the large amount of work put into studying these equations is not only their practical relevance, but also interesting phenomena that can arise from such equations. Fisher equation is commonly used in biology for population dynamics models and in bacterial growth problems as well as development and growth of solid tumours. The physical aspects of this equation are not fully understood without getting deeper into the concept of conservation laws. In [4], Anco and Bluman gave a general treatment of a direct conservation law method for partial differential equations expressed in a standard Cauchy-Kovaleskaya form. In this work we study the well known density dependent diffusion-reaction equation. We derive conservation laws by using the direct method of the multipliers.


Keywords

Lie symmetries, Partial differential equations, Conservation laws, Fisher equation, 76M60, 92D25, 35Q91


Citation

Rosa, M. & Gandarias, M. L. (2016). Multiplier method and exact solutions for a density dependent reaction-diffusion equation. Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences, 1(2), 311–320. https://doi.org/10.21042/AMNS.2016.2.00026
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