The geometry of dissipative evolution equations: The porous medium equation

Communications in Partial Differential Equations

Volumn 26, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 101-174

  Otto, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001560970     PISSN: 03605302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PDE-100002243     Document Type: Article

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