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Asymmetric Kedem-Katchalsky boundary conditions for systems with spatial heterogeneities

Pablo Álvarez-Caudevilla·Cristina Brändle·Fermin González-Pereiro
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This work investigates a model describing the interaction of two species in habiting separate but adjacent areas. These populations are governed by a system of equations that account for spatial variations in growth rates and the effects of crowding. A key feature is the presence of areas within each domain where resources are unlimited and crowding effects are absent. The species interact solely through a common bound ary interface, which is modeled by asymmetric Kedem-Katchalsky boundary conditions. The paper provides existence, non-existence, and behavior of positive solutions for the system. It is shown that a unique positive population distribution exists when one of the growth rate parameters falls within a specific range defined by two critical values. One of these critical values represents a bifurcation point where the population can emerge from extinction, while the other is determined by the characteristics of the refuge areas. The study also examines how the populations behave as the growth parameter approaches the upper critical value. This analysis reveals the phenomenon of non-simultaneous blow-up, where one population component can grow infinitely large within its refuge zone while the other remains bounded.

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Pablo Álvarez-Caudevilla, Cristina Brändle, Fermin González-Pereiro. 2025-07-24. Asymmetric Kedem-Katchalsky boundary conditions for systems with spatial heterogeneities. https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.18400

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