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We discuss the existence and the uniqueness of travelling wave solutions for a tissue interaction model on skin pattern formation proposed by Cruywagen and Murray. The geometric theory of singular perturbations is employed.
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Ai, S., Chow, SN. & Yi, Y. Travelling Wave Solutions in a Tissue Interaction Model for Skin Pattern Formation. Journal of Dynamics and Differential Equations 15, 517–534 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JODY.0000009746.52357.28
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