Slow dynamics for the Cahn-Hilliard equation in higher space dimensions: The motion of bubbles

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Volumn 141, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-61

  Alikakos, Nicholas D ^a   Fusco, Giorgio ^a  

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EID: 0032397594     PISSN: 00039527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002050050072     Document Type: Article

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