The distance function to the boundary, finsler geometry, and the singular set of viscosity solutions of some Hamilton-Jacobi equations

Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-146

  Li, YanYan ^a   Nirenberg, Louis ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 10244245453     PISSN: 00103640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpa.20051     Document Type: Article

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