Blowup and dissipation in a critical-case unstable thin film equation

European Journal of Applied Mathematics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 223-256

  Witelski, T P ^a   Bernoff, A J ^b   Bertozzi, A L ^a,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 3042856520     PISSN: 09567925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0956792504005418     Document Type: Article

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