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On FitzHugh's nerve axon equations

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After discussing some general properties which we think desirable in a nerve axon model, we consider a system first proposed by FitzHugh. We show that, assuming the existence of travelling wave solutions, the speed of propagation is bounded above and below.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, The University, DD1 4HN, Dundee, Scotland

    M. W. Green &  B. D. Sleeman

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Green, M.W., Sleeman, B.D. On FitzHugh's nerve axon equations. J. Math. Biology 1, 153–163 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00275800

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