Exact solutions to nonlinear diffusion equations obtained by a generalized conditional symmetry method

IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics (Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications)

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 283-302

  Changzheng, Qu ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; NUMERICAL METHODS;

FUJITA'S EQUATION; GENERALIZED CONDITIONAL SYMMETRY METHODS; NONLINEAR DIFFUSION EQUATIONS;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 6544263763     PISSN: 02724960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imamat/62.3.283     Document Type: Article

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