The interplay between analysis and topology in some nonlinear PDE problems

Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-201

  Brezis, Haim ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

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EID: 0037396143     PISSN: 02730979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-03-00976-5     Document Type: Article

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