Stability and instability of traveling wave solutions to scalar balance laws

Abstract

In the present contribution we discuss the dynamic stability of traveling wave solutions –including constant equilibria– to first order scalar hyperbolic balance laws $$ \partial_tu + \partial_x(f (u)) = g(u), \quad u : \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} ,$$ where $f$ and $g$ are regular real functions, accounting respectively for advection and reaction processes. Our discussion is based on the recent works of the author and L.M. Rodrigues.

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