Stable multiple-layer stationary solutions of a semilinear parabolic equation in two-dimensional domains

Electronic Journal of Differential Equations

Volumn 1997, Issue , 1997, Pages 1-17

  Nascimento, Arnaldo Simal Do ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diffusion equation; Gamma convergence; Stable equilibria; Transition layers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009443971     PISSN: 10726691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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