Uniqueness of solution to a free boundary problem from combustion

Transactions of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 353, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 655-692

  Lederman, C ^a   Vazquez, J L ^b   Wolanski, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Classical solution; Combustion; Fvee boundary problem; Heat equation; Limit solution; Uniqueness; Viscosity solution

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044524594     PISSN: 00029947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/s0002-9947-00-02663-5     Document Type: Article

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