A trapping principle and convergence result for finite element approximate solutions of steady reaction/diffusion systems

Numerische Mathematik

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 121-142

  Jerome, Joseph W ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 43049159092     PISSN: 0029599X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00211-008-0136-z     Document Type: Article

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