Convergence and sharp thresholds for propagation in nonlinear diffusion problems

Journal of the European Mathematical Society

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 279-312

  Du, Yihong ^a,b   Matano, Hiroshi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b QUFU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allen Cahn; Asymptotic behavior; Cauchy problem; Combustion; Nonlinear diffusion equation; Omega limit set; Sharp threshold

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954913485     PISSN: 14359855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4171/JEMS/198     Document Type: Article

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