ISSN:
1522-9602
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract The travelling waves for Fisher's equation are shown to be of a simple nature for the special wave speeds $$c = \pm 5/\sqrt {(6)} $$ . In this case the equation is shown to be of Painlevé type, i.e. solutions admit only poles as movable singularities. The general solution for this wave speed is found and a method is presented that can be applied to the solution of other nonlinear equations of biological and physical interest.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02462380