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Logarithmic-type scaling of the collapse of Keller-Segel equation

  • University of New Mexico

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Abstract

Keller-Segel equation (KS) is a parabolic-elliptic system of partial differential equations with applications to bacterial aggregation and collapse of self-gravitating gas of brownian particles. KS has striking qualitative similarities with nonlinear Schrodinger equation (NLS) including critical collapse (finite time point-wise singularity) in two dimensions. The self-similar solutions near blow up point are studied for KS in two dimensions together with time dependence of these solutions. We found logarithmic-type modifications to (t0-t)1/2 scaling law of self-similar solution in qualitative analogy with log-log modification for NLS. We found very good agreement between the direct numerical simulations of KS and the analytical results obtained by developing a perturbation theory for logarithmic-type modifications. It suggests that log-log modification in NLS also could be verified in a similar way.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNumerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, ICNAAM 2011 - International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics
Pages709-712
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
EventInternational Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics: Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, ICNAAM 2011 - Halkidiki, Greece
Duration: Sep 19 2011Sep 25 2011

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1389
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics: Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, ICNAAM 2011
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityHalkidiki
Period09/19/1109/25/11

Keywords

  • Cellular aggregation
  • Chemotaxis
  • Collapse and formation of singularities
  • Logarithmic modification of self-similar solution
  • Self-gravitating Brownian particles

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