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Problem SE4

A new reserve is being set up to protect the species Perdix polyvarians, a bird threatened with extinction. Scientists estimated that the yearly finite rate of Malthusian increase for P. polyvarians is 1.05, while the diffusion coefficient is 9 km$^2$/year. Calculate the critical reserve size for the circular and the square shape.