Symmetrization and mass comparison for degenerate nonlinear parabolic and related elliptic equations

Advanced Nonlinear Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-131

  Vázquez, Juan Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comparison; Mass concentration; Nonlinear elliptic and parabolic equations; Symmetrization

Indexed keywords

EID: 16344394053     PISSN: 15361365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ans-2005-0107     Document Type: Article

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