Spatial Critical Points of Solutions of a One-Dimensional Nonlinear Parabolic Problem

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Abstract

The number of spatial critical points is nonincreasing in time, for positive, analytic solutions of a scalar, nonlinear, parabolic partial differential equation in one space dimension. While proving this, we answer the question: What happens to a critical point which loses simplicity?

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1003-1009
Number of pages7
JournalProceedings of the American Mathematical Society
Volume106
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1989

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

Disciplines

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Statistics
  • Mathematics
  • Physical Sciences and Mathematics
  • Statistics and Probability

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