A reaction-diffusion model for autocatalytic polymerization: II. The initial value problem

IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics (Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications)

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-86

  Needham, D J ^a   King, A C ^b   Merkin, J H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; AUTOCATALYTIC POLYMERIZATION; INITIAL VALUE PROBLEM; RADICAL CHAIR POLYMERIZATION; REACTION DIFFUSION MODEL;

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS;

EID: 0030086045     PISSN: 02724960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imamat/56.1.65     Document Type: Article

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