Monotonicity conjecture for the principal Floquet exponent in dispersal-induced growth

Let Λ(m,ω)\Lambda(m,\omega) denote the relevant Floquet exponent for dispersal rate m>0m>0 and temporal frequency ω>0\omega>0 in the time-periodic two-patch model, under rˉ1<0\bar{r}_1<0, rˉ2<0\bar{r}_2<0, and χ>0\chi>0. Monotonicity conjecture. The function Λ(m,ω)\Lambda(m,\omega) satisfies

Λω(m,ω)<0\frac{\partial\Lambda}{\partial\omega}(m,\omega)<0

for all m>0m>0 and ω>0\omega>0. This would imply that, for each m(0,m)m\in(0,m^*), there is a unique transition frequency separating dispersal-induced growth from decay. The claim is motivated by numerical observations but is not proved in the source.

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Guy Katriel, “Dispersal-induced growth in a time-periodic environment”, arXiv:2104.01589 (2022).

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