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Time-delayed reaction-diffusion fronts
Phys. Rev. E 80, 057103 – Published 20 November, 2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.80.057103
Abstract
A time-delayed second-order approximation for the front speed in reaction-dispersion systems was obtained by Fort and Méndez [Phys. Rev. Lett. 82, 867 (1999)]. Here we show that taking proper care of the effect of the time delay on the reactive process yields a different evolution equation and, therefore, an alternate equation for the front speed. We apply the new equation to the Neolithic transition. For this application the new equation yields speeds about 10% slower than the previous one.
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