Critical point theory for indefinite functionals with symmetries

Journal of Functional Analysis

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 107-136

  Bartsch, Thomas ^a   Clapp, Mónica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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EID: 0030600877     PISSN: 00221236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfan.1996.0058     Document Type: Article

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