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Fluctuations uncover a distinct class of traveling waves #MMPMID29610340
Birzu G; Hallatschek O; Korolev KS
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2018[Apr]; 115 (16): E3645-54 PMID29610340show ga
Traveling waves describe diverse natural phenomena from crystal growth in physics to range expansions in biology. Two classes of waves exist with very different properties: pulled and pushed. Pulled waves are driven by high growth rates at the expansion edge, where the number of organisms is small and fluctuations are large. In contrast, fluctuations are suppressed in pushed waves because the region of maximal growth is shifted toward the population bulk. Although it is commonly believed that expansions are either pulled or pushed, we found an intermediate class of waves with bulk-driven growth, but exceedingly large fluctuations. These waves are unusual because their properties are controlled by both the leading edge and the bulk of the front.