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2502.03858

Numerical Continuation and Bifurcation in Nonlinear PDEs: Stability, invasion and wavetrains in the Swift-Hohenberg equation

Ryan Goh, David Lloyd, Jens D.M. Rademacher

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The paper states the linear-spreading-speed characterization via pinched double roots and records the consequences λ*(c*) = iω* with ω*>0 and Re ν*(c*)<0, plus the 1:1 resonance (node conservation) k* = ω*/c* for Swift–Hohenberg pulled fronts, aligning with the candidate solution’s conclusions. The model provides an explicit implicit-function-theorem calculation, deriving dλ*/dc = ν* and showing the transverse crossing of Re λ* through zero at c=c*, which the paper does not detail but is consistent with its statements. See the paper’s definitions of dc(λ,ν) (its equation (20)), the double-root condition (21), the speed characterization (22), and the explicit statement of ω* = c* k* via node conservation for fronts in §5 .

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\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions

\textbf{Journal Tier:} specialist/solid

\textbf{Justification:}

The paper accurately presents the dispersion-based framework for spreading speeds and wavenumber selection in Swift–Hohenberg fronts, with coherent numerical support. It omits some simple but illuminating calculus (e.g., the derivative identity at a double root) and conditions (nondegeneracy and smoothness of the double-root branch) that would improve self-containment. With minor edits, it serves as a solid specialist chapter bridging analysis and computation.