From discrete to continuum: A Young measure approach

Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 328-348

  Paroni, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

convergence; Discrete systems; Phase transitions; Young measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037367508     PISSN: 00442275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000330300007     Document Type: Article

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