Nonlinear dynamical stability of Newtonian rotating and non-rotating white dwarfs and rotating supermassive stars

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 284, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 425-457

  Luo, Tao ^a   Smoller, Joel ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 54049150328     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: 14320916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-008-0569-3     Document Type: Article

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