Linear stability of steady states for thin film and Cahn-Hilliard type equations

Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-51

  Laugesen, R S ^a   Pugh, M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0034412533     PISSN: 00039527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00004234     Document Type: Article

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