Multiple solutions of a critical polyharmonic equation

Journal fur die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik

Volumn , Issue 571, 2004, Pages 131-143

  Bartsch, Thomas ^a,b   Schneider, Matthias ^a,c   Weth, Tobias ^a,c  

^a Universität Giessen ^*

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 3142757074     PISSN: 00754102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/crll.2004.037     Document Type: Article

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