Generalized transition waves and their properties

Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 592-648

  Berestycki, Henri ^a,b   Hamel, François ^c  

^a ÉCOLE DES HAUTES ÉTUDES EN SCIENCES SOCIALES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

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EID: 84857457388     PISSN: 00103640     EISSN: 10970312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpa.21389     Document Type: Article

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