Generation of interfaces for Lotka–Volterra competition–diffusion system with large interaction rates

Abstract: We discuss the generation and motion of interfaces for Lotka–Volterra competition–diffusion system with large interaction. An asymptotic analysis of solutions shows that the two competing species are segregated and an interface appears on the common boundary of their habitats. The motion of the interface is governed by a free boundary problem. In this paper we establish a mathematical theory for the formation of interfaces (at the initial stage) by using an upper and lower solutions method. In addition, combining our results and a known result for the motion of interfaces (after the initial stage), we obtain some information on the generation and motion of interfaces for given almost any smooth initial data. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]