On nonlinear diffusion equations with x-dependent convection and absorption

Nonlinear Analysis, Theory, Methods and Applications

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 549-577

  Qu, Changzheng ^a   Estevez P G ^b  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

INITIAL VALUE PROBLEMS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

FIRST-ORDER SIGN-INVARIANTS; GENERALIZED CONDITIONAL SYMMETRIES; NONLINEAR DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR PARABOLIC EQUATION;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 2442570967     PISSN: 0362546X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.na.2004.02.027     Document Type: Article

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