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Put $\xi =r/(r_0\lambda )$ and $n=n_0{\lambda }^{-2}F(\xi )$. Direct differentiation givesThus the partial differential equation reduces to an ordinary differential equation precisely when ${\lambda }^5\dot{\lambda }=C{D}_0/r_0^2$. The profile then satisfies $(\xi F^2{F}^{\prime }{)}^{\prime }=-C({\xi }^{2}F{)}^{\prime }$. Regularity and zero radial flux at the origin make the integration constant zero. Wherever $F>0$, $F{F}^{\prime }=-C\xi$, so $F^2=1-C{\xi }^2$ using $F(0)=1$. Requiring the front at $\xi =1$ selects $C=1$. Point release requires $\lambda (0)=0$, givingAlthough $F^{\prime }$ diverges at the front, $F^2{F}^{\prime }$ tends to zero, so this compactly supported profile satisfies the equation in the weak solution sense.

The compact radial cubic-diffusion profile conserves the total population:Consequently $\boxed{r_0=\sqrt{3Q/(2\pi n_0)}}$. The front radius grows as $t^{1/6}$, while the central density decays as $t^{-1/3}$. The conserved mass concentrates at the origin as $t\downarrow 0$.