Wide stencil finite difference schemes for the elliptic Monge-Ampère equation and functions of the eigenvalues of the Hessian

Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems - Series B

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 221-238

  Oberman, Adam M ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Convex functions; Convex hull; Finite difference schemes; Monge Amp re equation; Partial differential equations; Pucci maximal equation; Viscosity solutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 47249122195     PISSN: 15313492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/dcdsb.2008.10.221     Document Type: Article

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