Variational characterization for eigenvalues of Dirac operators

Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 321-347

  Dolbeault, Jean ^a   Esteban, Maria J ^a   Séré, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

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EID: 0007320123     PISSN: 09442669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005260010321     Document Type: Article

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