A minimal model of pattern formation in a prey-predator system. (English) Zbl 0990.92040
Summary: The spatio-temporal dynamics of a prey-predator community is described by two reaction-diffusion equations. It is shown that for a class of initial conditions the spatio-temporal system dynamics resembles a “phase transition” between a regular and an irregular phase, separated by a moving boundary. A simple approach to specify spatio-temporal chaos is proposed.
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