Pinned pulse solutions in a FitzHugh–Nagumo model with a bump-type heterogeneity

Peter van Heijster; Takashi Teramoto

doi:10.2969/aspm/08510137

Pinned pulse solutions in a FitzHugh–Nagumo model with a bump-type heterogeneity

Peter van Heijster^*, Takashi Teramoto^*

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In this article, we use geometric singular perturbation techniques combined with an action functional approach to study pinned pulse solutions in a three-component FitzHugh–Nagumo model with a bump-type heterogeneity. We show that the model in the original activator-2 inhibitor framework only supports symmetric pinned pulse solutions that are located in the middle of the bump region. In contrast, asymmetric pinning is possible for parameters not in the activator-2 inhibitor framework.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	137-150
Number of pages	14
Journal	Advanced Studies in Pure Mathematics
Volume	85
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2969/aspm/08510137
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

defects
pinning
Reaction-diffusion equations
singular perturbations

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Pinned pulse solutions in a FitzHugh–Nagumo model with a bump-type heterogeneity

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