A Γ-Convergence Result for the Two-Gradient Theory of Phase Transitions

Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 857-936

  Conti, Sergio ^a   Fonseca, Irene ^b   Leoni, Giovanni ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICS IN THE SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012576576     PISSN: 00103640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpa.10035     Document Type: Article

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