Symmetries and solutions to the thin film equations

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Volumn 317, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 381-397

  Qu, Changzheng ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Generalized conditional symmetry; Rotation group; Scaling group; Thin film equation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644589322     PISSN: 0022247X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmaa.2005.07.040     Document Type: Article

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