V-shaped transition fronts of monotone bistable reaction-diffusion systems in exterior domains

Abstract

This paper investigates the propagation phenomena of a monotone bistable reaction-diffusion system in an exterior domain of R2. By constructing suitable sub- and supersolutions, we establish the existence and monotonicity of an entire solution originating from a V-shaped traveling front. It is further shown that, under the complete propagation condition, this entire solution eventually recovers its V-shaped profile as time tends to infty after passing the obstacle. In particular, we show that the entire solution is a V-shaped transition front whose global mean speed coincides with the planar wave speed.