Exact multiplicity of solutions and S-shaped bifurcation curve for a class of semilinear elliptic equations

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Volumn 331, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 263-278

  Zhao, Yuhua ^a   Wang, Yuwen ^a   Shi, Junping ^a,b  

^a HARBIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Autocatalytic chemical reaction; Bifurcation; Exact multiplicity; S shaped curve

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947107437     PISSN: 0022247X     EISSN: 10960813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmaa.2006.08.081     Document Type: Article

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