Extremal functions for optimal Sobolev inequalities on compact manifolds

Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-84

  Djadli, Zindine ^a   Druet, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

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EID: 0002193410     PISSN: 09442669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005260000044     Document Type: Article

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