The larva of a parasitic worm disperses in one dimension while laying eggs at rate λ>0. The larvae die at rate μ and have diffusivity D, so that their density, n(x,t), obeys
∂t∂n=D∂x2∂2n−μn,(D>0,μ>0)
The eggs do not diffuse, so that their density, e(x,t), obeys
∂t∂e=λn
At t=0 there are no eggs and N larvae concentrated at x=0, so that n(x,0)=Nδ(x).
(i) Determine n(x,t) for t>0. Show that n(x,t)→0 as t→∞.
(ii) Determine the limit of e(x,t) as t→∞.
(iii) Provide a physical explanation for the remnant density of the eggs identified in part (ii).