Special Session 56: Local and nonlocal diffusion in mathematical biology

Boundary-layer problem for the singular Keller-Segel model

Zhi-An Wang
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong
Co-Author(s):    Jose Carrillo, Jingyu Li, Wen Yang
Abstract:
In this talk, we shall discuss the boundary layer problem of the singular Keller-Segel model with physical boundary conditions in any dimensions. First, we obtain the existence and uniqueness of boundary-layer solution to the steady-state problem and identify the boundary-layer profile and thickness near the boundary. Then we find the asymptotic expansion of boundary-layer profile in terms of the radius for the radially symmetric domain, which can assert how the boundary curvature affects the boundary-layer thickness. Finally, we establish the nonlinear stability of the unique boundary-layer steady state solution with exponential convergence rate for the radially symmetric domain.