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On the minimal speed of traveling waves for a nonlocal delayed reaction–diffusion equation

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In this note, we give constructive upper and lower bounds for the minimal speed of propagation of traveling waves for a nonlocal delayed reaction–diffusion equation.

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  1. Instituto de Matemática y Física, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile

    M. Aguerrea & G. Valenzuela

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Published in Neliniini Kolyvannya, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 3–8, January–March, 2010.

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Aguerrea, M., Valenzuela, G. On the minimal speed of traveling waves for a nonlocal delayed reaction–diffusion equation. Nonlinear Oscill 13, 1–9 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11072-010-0096-y

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