Spatial Lotka-Volterra Systems Joe Wildenberg Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin USA
Lotka-Volterra Equation Nonlinear r i are growth rates – set to 1 (Coste et. al) a ij are interactions Widely used – chemistry, biology, economics, etc.
Interaction Matrix Rows effect species i Columns show how species i effects others Not necessarily symmetric!
Spatial Dependence Structure of equations contains no spatial dependence Why include? Real-world systems have it!
Spatial Interaction Matrices
Rows are permutations of each other All species are identical Circulant Matrices
Case “Z” Ring Mathematically simple ii+1i-2
Z’s Eigenvalues
Case “Y” Goals Ring Interactions decrease with distance i
Bees can only fly so far from their hive Interactions with other bees depends on distance Can be influenced by far hives if their neighbors are affected Buzz
Case “Y” Goals Ring Interactions decrease with distance Chaotic Populations above (Ovaskainen and Hanski, 2003) i
Lyapunov Functions An “energy” function Always positive Equilibrium point has value of zero Value decreases along all orbits If one exists, no periodicity or chaos is possible
Ring Lotka-Volterra Lyapunov Function Requirements (Zeeman, 1997) Circulant interaction matrix (all species identical) Real part of the eigenvalues positive
Ring Lotka-Volterra Lyapunov Function (cont.) Eigenvalues: Lyapunov function exists if:
Case “Z” revisited c 1 = 1, c 2 = b = 1, c N-1 = a = 1 all others zero ii+1i-2
Case “Z” revisited (cont.) Largest LELyapunov Function
Case “Y” revisited.
Case “Y” revisited (cont.) Largest LELyapunov Function
Line Systems Not restricted by Lyapunov function Most likely others Real-world examples exist Many ways to create boundary conditions
Boundary Conditions Simply sever ring (remove entries in lower left and upper right of A) Hold ends fixed “Mirror” – strengthen connections on opposite side
21 2 “Mirror” … …
Mirror Y Similar spatio-temporal patterns More restrictive parameter space
Mirror Y (cont.) LineRing
Line Eigenvalues
Line Eigenvalues (cont.)
Future Work Understand eigenvalues of line systems Determine Lyapunov function(s) Apply results to real-world systems
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