Long-time convergence conjecture for the Neumann finite-population Fisher–KPP equation

Let u(x,t)u(x,t) solve the Neumann problem

ut=ru(1u)+2akax+bux+k2ux2,\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}=ru(1-u)+\frac{2ak}{ax+b}\frac{\partial u}{\partial x}+k\frac{\partial^2u}{\partial x^2},

with

ux(0,t)=0,ux(1,t)=0,u_x(0,t)=0,\qquad u_x(1,t)=0,

and initial data u(x,0)=u0(x)u(x,0)=u_0(x), where u0(x)>0u_0(x)>0 for some xx. Long-time convergence conjecture.

limtu(x,t)=1.\lim_{t\to\infty}u(x,t)=1.

The claim describes the predicted positive steady state under Neumann boundary conditions; the supplied text presents the long-run behavior as easy to predict but gives no proof or resolution.

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Primary source

Christopher Griffin, “On a Finite Population Variation of the Fisher-KPP Equation”, arXiv:2301.06951 (2023).

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