Topological Degree for a Mean Field Equation on Riemann Surfaces

Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1667-1727

  Chen, Chiun Chuan ^a   Lin, Chang Shou ^b  

^a TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 2442611944     PISSN: 00103640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpa.10107     Document Type: Article

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