Singular limit and homogenization for flame propagation in periodic excitable media

Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-190

  Caffarelli, Luis A ^a   Lee, Ki Ahm ^b   Mellet, Antoine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c INSTITUT DE MATHÉMATIQUES DE TOULOUSE   (France)

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EID: 2442636449     PISSN: 00039527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00205-003-0299-9     Document Type: Article

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