Global well-posedness, scattering and blow-up for the energy-critical focusing non-linear wave equation

Acta Mathematica

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-212

  Kenig, Carlos E ^a   Merle, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

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EID: 57049094376     PISSN: 00015962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11511-008-0031-6     Document Type: Article

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