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The hypercycle, traveling waves, and Wright's equation

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A formal relation between the hypercycle equation and the delay differential equation of E. M. Wright is exhibited using a traveling waves approach. Several unsolved questions in either problem can be related and interpreted, in particular new motivation for the study of Wright's equation is obtained.

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Hadeler, K.P. The hypercycle, traveling waves, and Wright's equation. J. Math. Biology 24, 473–477 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00275680

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