Abstract:We consider a reaction-diffusion model with a drift term in a bounded domain. Given a time T, we prove the existence and uniqueness of an initial datum that maximizes the total mass Ω u(T, x)dx in the presence of an advection term. In a population dynamics context, this optimal initial datum can be understood as the best distribution of the initial population that leads to a maximal the total population at a prefixed time T. We also compare the total masses at a time T in two cases: depending on whether an adv… Show more
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