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Existence and uniqueness of travelling waves for a neural network

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

G. Bard Ermentrout  and
J. Bryce McLeod
G. Bard Ermentrout
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15260, U.S.A
J. Bryce McLeod
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA 15260, U.S.A
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Synopsis

A one-dimensional scalar neural network with two stable steady states is analysed. It is shown that there exists a unique monotone travelling wave front which joins the two stable states. Some additional properties of the wave such as the direction of its velocity are discussed.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 123 , Issue 3 , 1993 , pp. 461 - 478
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1993

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