On the existence of non-monotone non-oscillating wavefronts

Abstract

We present a monostable delayed reaction diffusion equation with the unimodal birth function which admits only non-monotone wavefronts. Moreover, these fronts are either eventually monotone (in particular, such is the minimal wave) or slowly oscillating. Hence, for the Mackey-Glass type diffusive equations, we answer affirmatively the question about the existence of non-monotone non-oscillating wavefronts. As it was recently established by Hasik et al. and Ducrot et al., the same question has a negative answer for the KPP-Fisher equation with a single delay. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.