Homogenization limit and asymptotic decay for electrical conduction in biological tissues in the high radiofrequency range

Communications on Pure and Applied Analysis

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1131-1160

  Amar, Micol ^a   Andreucci, Daniele ^a   Bisegna, Paolo ^b   Gianni, Roberto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamical boundary conditions; Electrical conduction in biological tissues; Homogenization; Oscillating test function method

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859540096     PISSN: 15340392     EISSN: 15535258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/cpaa.2010.9.1131     Document Type: Conference Paper

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