On Radially Symmetric Minima of Nonconvex Functionals

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Volumn 258, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 490-511

  Gazzola, Filippo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

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EID: 0035877517     PISSN: 0022247X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmaa.2000.7384     Document Type: Article

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