Radial symmetry of positive solutions to nonlinear polyharmonic Dirichlet problems

Journal fur die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik

Volumn , Issue 620, 2008, Pages 165-183

  Berchio, Elvise ^a,b   Gazzola, Filippo ^a,c   Weth, Tobias ^a,d  

^a Dipartimento di Matematica ^*

^b Univesritá di Torini   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 47749100038     PISSN: 00754102     EISSN: 00754102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CRELLE.2008.052     Document Type: Article

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