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Directional migration and competition in fluid media: Global existence, uniqueness, and robust simulation of chemotaxis and tumor growth dynamics Cover

Directional migration and competition in fluid media: Global existence, uniqueness, and robust simulation of chemotaxis and tumor growth dynamics

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|Jun 2026

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Fig. 1

Experimental (a,c) and Numerical (b,d) Anisotropic Interspecies Competition.

Fig. 2

Primal and dual meshes.

Fig. 3

Coexistence of two species M and W (left), Species 1 win (middle), Species 2 win (right).

Fig. 4

Mesh 1 of 352 diamonds (left), Mesh 2 of 1928 diamonds (middle), Mesh 3 of 5440 diamonds (right).

Fig. 5

Random densities of species 1 (left), Density of species 1 after 20s; 10−23 ≤ M ≤ 10−11 (middle), Extinction of species 1 (right).

Fig. 6

Random densities of species 2 (left), Density of species 2 after 20 s ; 0.994 ≤ W ≤ 0.999 (middle), Evolution in time of winner species 2 density (right).

Fig. 7

Coexistence regime: nutrient availability in heterogeneous domains.

Fig. 8

Coexistence in a fluid at rest.

Fig. 9

Coexistence in a monodirectional fluid.

Fig. 10

Avoiding enemies and predators case, guided by repellent sensitivities.

Fig. 11

Nutrient supply across multiple chemical sources.

Relative errors-Mesh size =h= 0_34 × 10−3_

M(t = 1)W(t = 1)M(t = 3)W(t = 3)M(t = 5)W(t = 5)
Relative L2-error1.82 × 10−61.48 × 10−79.70 × 10−81.39 × 10−76.09 × 10−81.36 × 10−7
Relative L-error1.35 × 10−33.85 × 10−43.11 × 10−43.72 × 10−42.47 × 10−43.69 × 10−4

Model variables and parameters associated with System (3)_

VariablesDescription
M, WThe density of species 1 and 2
CThe concentration of the chemical
U, PThe velocity and the pressure of the fluid
Q, R and SThe anisotropic diffusive tensors
a(M), b(W)The density-dependent diffusion coefficients
χ1(M), χ2(W)The chemotactic sensitivity functions
μ1, μ2 > 0The growth rate of populations 1 and 2
α1, α2 > 0The strength of populations 1 and 2 in competition
α, β > 0The consumption rate of chemicals by populations 1 and 2
g=(γM+λW)ϕ The external gravitational force exerted by the species 1 and 2 on the fluid

Relative errors-Mesh size =h= 0_54 × 10−2_

M(t = 1)W(t = 1)M(t = 3)W(t = 3)M(t = 5)W(t = 5)
Relative L2-error3.09 × 10−63.36 × 10−71.21 × 10−71.16 × 10−76.43 × 10−86.80 × 10−8
Relative L-error1.76 × 10−35.80 × 10−43.48 × 10−43.41 × 10−42.54 × 10−42.61 × 10−4
Language: English
Submitted on: Sep 28, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 30, 2026
Published on: Jun 2, 2026
Published by: Harran University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2026 Georges Chamoun, published by Harran University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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