On cooperative parabolic systems: Harnack inequalities and asymptotic symmetry

Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-157

  Foldes J ^a   Polacik P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic symmetry; Harnack inequality; Parabolic cooperative systems; Positive solutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349862912     PISSN: 10780947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/dcds.2009.25.133     Document Type: Article

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