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We prove existence, uniqueness, and stability of transition fronts (generalized traveling waves) for reaction-diffusion equations in cylindrical domains with general inhomogeneous ignition reactions. We also show uniform convergence of solutions with exponentially decaying initial data to time translations of the front. In the case of stationary ergodic reactions, the fronts are proved to propagate with a deterministic positive speed. Our results extend to reaction-advection-diffusion equations with periodic advection and diffusion.
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Zlatoš, A. Generalized Traveling Waves in Disordered Media: Existence, Uniqueness, and Stability. Arch Rational Mech Anal 208, 447–480 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00205-012-0600-x
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