In this paper, we show the backward uniqueness in time of solutions to nonlinear integro-differential systems with Neumann or Dirichlet boundary conditions. We also discuss reasonable physical interpretations for our conclusions.

While alternans in a single cardiac cell appears through a simple period-doubling bifurcation, in extended tissue the exact nature of the bifurcation is unclear. In particular, the phase of alternans can exhibit wave-like spatial dependence, either stationary or travelling, which is known as discordant alternans. We study these phenomena in simple cardiac models through a modulation equation proposed by Echebarria-Karma. As shown in our previous paper, the zero solution of their equation may lose...

In this paper, we consider the nonlinear Kirchhoff-type equation $$u_{tt}+M\left({∥D^{m}u\left(t\right)∥}_2^2\right){(-\Delta )}^{m}u+{\left|u_t\right|}^{q-2}{u}_t={\left|u_t\right|}^{p-2}u$$ with initial conditions and homogeneous boundary conditions. Under suitable conditions on the initial datum, we prove that the solution blows up in finite time.

A class of nonlinear viscous transport equations describing aggregation phenomena in biology is considered. General conditions on an interaction potential are obtained which lead either to the existence or to the nonexistence of global-in-time solutions.