Fast-inhibitor elimination in a reaction-diffusion system
= Fast-inhibitor elimination in a reaction-diffusion system
If a fast inhibitor satisfies $0=v_{xx}+u-v$, then its spatial <Fourier transform> obeys
$$
\widehat v(k)=\frac{\widehat u(k)}{1+k^2}.
$$
Substitution produces a nonlocal scalar equation for the activator.