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We investigate the Gierer-Meinhardt system with saturation. The shape of the spike changes and it is now determined as the solution of a parametrised differential equation. To investigate the stability we study a parametrised nonlocal eigenvalue problem.
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Wei, J., Winter, M. (2014). The Gierer-Meinhardt System with Saturation. In: Mathematical Aspects of Pattern Formation in Biological Systems. Applied Mathematical Sciences, vol 189. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5526-3_9
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