Existence and Stability of Multiple Spot Solutions for the Gray-Scott Model in R^2$

Abstract

Existence and Stability of Multiple Spot Solutions for the Gray-Scott Model in $R^2$ In this paper, we rigorously prove the existence and stability of multiple spot patterns for the Gray-Scott system in a two dimensional domain which are far from spatial homogeneity. The Green's function and its derivatives together with two nonlocal eigenvalue problems both play a major role in the analysis. We establish a threshold behavior for stability: If a certain inequality for the parameters holds then we get stability, otherwise we get instability of multiple spot solutions. The exact asymptotics of the critical thresholds are obtained.