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The equal-diffusivity Fisher reduction uses equal diffusion coefficients and the invariant relation $v=1-u$. The second equation then requires $u_{\tau }=\delta u(1-u)+u_{\xi \xi }$, while the first becomes $u_{\tau }=(1-\beta )u(1-u)+u_{\xi \xi }$. They agree whenThis reduction requires compatible initial and boundary data on that invariant relation. Tuning a parameter alone does not force arbitrary solutions of the two-field system onto it. For positive physical $\beta$, the displayed normalization also requires $0<\delta <1$. More generally the line $v=C(1-u)$ works when $\beta C=1-\delta$; the same positivity restriction remains for $C>0$.

Let $z=\xi -c\tau$ and $u=U(z)$ with $U(-\infty )=0$, $U(+\infty )=1$. The profile equation is $U^{\prime \prime }+c{U}^{\prime }+\delta U(1-U)=0$. Multiplication by $U^{\prime }$ and integration givesConsequently $c<0$: the increasing front moves left, with the $u=1$ state invading $u=0$. Linearization at its leading edge gives real monotone exponents only when $|c|\ge 2\sqrt{\delta }$, yielding the usual Fisher front speed range. A convenient exact example isSubstitution verifies it and the figure shows its leftward displacement. The source uses $x$ for the end limits after defining $\xi$; they denote the same spatial coordinate here.