Normal forms of a class of partial functional differential equations

In this paper, we investigate the normal form a class of partial functional differential equations, which takes account of delays in the diffusion terms as well as a wider scope of nonlinear terms. We first study the associated linear theory, mainly including the spectral properties of infinitesimal generator, formal adjoint and decomposition of phase space. Based on these results, the normal form theory for nonlinear equation is established, which can be used to study the local dynamics near the steady state for such equations. As an application, we consider the Hopf bifurcation problem of a scalar diffusive equation with delay not only involved in the diffusive term but also in reaction terms. The normal form, depending on the original coefficients, up to the third order term is calculated, which allows us to determine the direction of Hopf bifurcation and stability of bifurcated periodic solutions. The results are then applied to study the scalar population model with memory-based diffusion for modeling the movement of highly-developed animals. (c) 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.