On the existence and Morse index of solutions to the Allen-Cahn equation in two dimensions

Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-52

  Kowalczyk, Michał ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24944545330     PISSN: 03733114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10231-003-0088-y     Document Type: Article

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