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Using the auxiliary equation method, we obtain exact solutions of certain nonlinear chemotaxis diffusion reaction equations in the presence of a stimulant. In particular, we account for the nonlinearities arising not only from the density-dependent source terms contributed by the particles and the stimulant but also from the coupling term of the stimulant. In addition to this, the diffusion of the stimulant and the effect of long-range interactions are also accounted for in the constructed coupled differential equations. The results obtained here could be useful in the studies of several biological systems and processes, e.g., in bacterial infection, chemotherapy, etc.
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One of the authors (AM) would like to thank CSIR, New Delhi, Govt. of India for Senior Research Fellowship and AP acknowledges DU and DST for PURSE grant for financial support during the course of this work. Thanks are also due to Dr Ranjit Kumar for useful discussions and comments.
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MISHRA, A., KAUSHAL, R.S. & PRASAD, A. Exact solutions of certain nonlinear chemotaxis diffusion reaction equations. Pramana - J Phys 86, 1043–1053 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-015-1174-6
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