On the construction of analytic solutions for a diffusion-reaction equation with a discontinuous switch mechanism

Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 231, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 983-1003

  Vermolen, F J ^a   Javierre, E ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Analytic solutions; Discontinuous switch mechanism; Existence and uniqueness; Moving boundary; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC SOLUTIONS; DISCONTINUOUS SWITCH MECHANISM; EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS; MOVING BOUNDARY; WOUND HEALING;

DIFFUSION;

EQUATIONS OF MOTION;

EID: 67949089632     PISSN: 03770427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cam.2009.05.022     Document Type: Article

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