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Conjecture on entire stationary hypersurfaces in periodic or almost periodic media
Conjecture star. For , is the graph of a function
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Existence of planar pulsating traveling waves with whole-space periodicity
Let and let denote the critical speed in direction . A planar pulsating traveling wave solution has speed , propagates in direction ,…
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Conjecture on Lambda-shaped profiles in the omega-limit set of invading solutions
Lambda-profile conjecture. -shaped profiles should appear in , so the inclusion in Theorem and Corollary might be strict.
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Conjecture on admissible speeds for pulsating fronts
For each direction , let denote an admissible speed of a pulsating front. A function of is sign-unchanging if it is continuous and does not change s…
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Monotonicity conjecture for the speed in the bistable periodic equation
Monotonicity conjecture. The quantity is nonincreasing as a function of . Consequently, has a fixed sign independent of , equal to the sign of
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Conjecture that any continuous speed function is admissible
Let denote the set of speed functions admissible for spatially periodic bistable reaction-diffusion equations, with each speed function assigning a propagation spee…
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Existence of nonsingular nontrivial solutions in periodic domains
Periodic nonsingularity conjecture. In a periodic domain, there exist nontrivial solutions in which no singularity forms.
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Nonexistence of guided modes in a purely periodic structure
The periodic domain is a three-dimensional grating of equi-spaced parallel pipes with constant cross sections, oriented along the three orthogonal directions…
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The conjecture that slower diffusion need not be selected for in time-periodic nonlocal competition systems
Consider two-species Volterra–Lotka competition systems with nonlocal dispersal in a time-periodic and spatially inhomogeneous medium. The species with slower diffusion is said to…
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Conjecture on the sharpness of the frequency hypothesis for bistable pulsating fronts
Let , , , , and be the parameters and functions defining the periodic competition problem, and let a bistable pulsating front solution mean a pulsa…
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Nonexistence of pulsating fronts in general periodic bistable media
Let and be general diffusion and reaction coefficients satisfying the bistable assumptions and the assumptions on the spatial dependence stated in the source, and c…
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Sommerfeld–Bethe conjecture on the finiteness of photonic band gaps
Sommerfeld–Bethe conjecture. In dimensions and , the number of gaps is finite.