Periodic phase separation: The periodic Cahn-Hilliard and isoperimetric problems

Interfaces and Free Boundaries

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 371-392

  Choksi, Rustum ^a   Sternberg, Peter ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33750002269     PISSN: 14639963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4171/IFB/148     Document Type: Article

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