The effects of weak hyperbolicity on the diffusion of heat

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 454, Issue 1974, 1998, Pages 1659-1679

  King, A C ^a   Needham, D J ^b   Scott, N H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Hyperbolicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040018599     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1998.0225     Document Type: Article

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