On a nonlinear renewal equation with diffusion

In this paper, we consider a nonlinear age structured McKendrick–von Foerster population model with diffusion term. Here we prove existence and uniqueness of the solution of the equation. We consider a particular type of nonlinearity in the renewal term and prove Generalized Relative Entropy type inequality. Longtime behavior of the solution has been addressed for both linear and nonlinear versions of the equation. In linear case, we prove that the solution converges to the first eigenfunction with an exponential rate. In nonlinear case, we have considered a particular type of nonlinearity that is present in the mortality term in which we can predict the longtime behavior. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.