The infinity Laplacian, aronsson's equation and their generalizations

Transactions of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 360, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-101

  Barron, E N ^a   Barron, L C ^b   Jensen, R ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aronsson equations; Infinity laplacian; Random evolutions; Tug of war games

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049147343     PISSN: 00029947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9947-07-04338-3     Document Type: Article

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