A symmetry problem in the calculus of variations

Journal of the European Mathematical Society

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 139-154

  Crasta, Graziano ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distance function; Euler equation; Minimizers of integral functional

Indexed keywords

EID: 31644432113     PISSN: 14359855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4171/JEMS/41     Document Type: Article

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