Table 3 Classification of travelling wave solutions arising from different classes of PDEs with Allee kinetics.

From: Co-operation, Competition and Crowding: A Discrete Framework Linking Allee Kinetics, Nonlinear Diffusion, Shocks and Sharp-Fronted Travelling Waves

Diffusivity function classification

Allee effect

Travelling wave

Front type

Direction

Constant

Weak/Reverse

Yes

Smooth

Positive

Constant

Strong

Yes

Smooth

Positive

Constant

Strong

Yes

Smooth

Negative

Strictly positive

Weak/Reverse

Yes

Smooth

Positive

Strictly positive

Strong

Yes

Smooth

Positive

Strictly positive

Strong

Yes

Smooth

Negative

Extinction-degenerate non-negative

Weak/Reverse

Yes

Sharp

Positive

Extinction-degenerate non-negative

Strong

Yes

Sharp

Positive

Extinction-degenerate non-negative

Strong

Yes

Smooth

Negative

Positive-negative-positive

Weak/Reverse

Yes

Smooth

Positive

Positive-negative-positive

Strong

Yes

Shock

Positive

Positive-negative-positive

Strong

Yes

Shock

Negative

Capacity-degenerate positive-negative

Weak/Reverse

Yes

Smooth

Positive

Capacity-degenerate positive-negative

Strong

No

N/A

N/A

Positive-negative

Weak/Reverse

Yes

Smooth

Positive

Positive-negative

Strong

No

N/A

N/A

  1. Bold entries refer to cases analysed in detail in the manuscript; the other cases are analysed in the Supplementary Material.