A rigorous derivation of mean-field models for diblock copolymer melts

Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 273-305

  Niethammer, Barbara ^a   Oshita, Yoshihito ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

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EID: 77957982353     PISSN: 09442669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00526-010-0310-x     Document Type: Article

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