Inequalities for second-order elliptic equations with applications to unbounded domains I

Duke Mathematical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 467-494

  Berestycki, H ^a   Caffarelli, L A ^b   Nirenberg, L ^b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001440517     PISSN: 00127094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/S0012-7094-96-08117-X     Document Type: Article

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