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Nonnegativity Of Exact And Numerical Solutions Of Some Chemotactic Models, Patrick De Leenheer, Jay Gopalakrishnan, Erica Zuhr
Nonnegativity Of Exact And Numerical Solutions Of Some Chemotactic Models, Patrick De Leenheer, Jay Gopalakrishnan, Erica Zuhr
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We investigate nonnegativity of exact and numerical solutions to a generalized Keller–Segel model. This model includes the so-called “minimal” Keller–Segel model, but can cover more general chemistry. We use maximum principles and invariant sets to prove that all components of the solution of the generalized model are nonnegative. We then derive numerical methods, using finite element techniques, for the generalized Keller–Segel model. Adapting the ideas in our proof of nonnegativity of exact solutions to the discrete setting, we are able to show nonnegativity of discrete solutions from the numerical methods under certain standard assumptions. One of the numerical methods is …