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This research aims to establish conditions under which solutions to certain nonlinear reaction-diffusion equations exist and are unique.

March 15, 2026

Existence and Uniqueness of Solutions to Non-Local Nonlinear Reaction-Diffusion Equations

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This research aims to establish conditions under which solutions to certain nonlinear reaction-diffusion equations exist and are unique.
Utilized a Hammerstein-Volterra nonlinear integral formulation
Applied a monotone iteration scheme to ensure positivity and continuity
Examined initial data, interaction kernel, and nonlinearity under mild conditions
Proved existence and uniqueness of bounded classical solutions
Demonstrated positivity of solutions
Extended one-dimensional models to a multidimensional framework

Abstract

We study nonlinear reaction-diffusion equations with non-local source terms, in which the results arise in population dynamics and epidemiology. Under mild conditions on the initial data, interaction kernel, and nonlinearity, we prove the existence, uniqueness, and positivity of bounded classical solutions. The analysis employs a Hammerstein-Volterra nonlinear integral formulation and a constructive monotone iteration scheme that preserves positivity and continuity. Special cases with vanishing reproduction rate and constant source intensity on finite time intervals are also investigated. The results extend known one-dimensional models to a general multidimensional framework.

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