On Phase-Separation Models: Asymptotics and Qualitative Properties

Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis

Volumn 208, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 163-200

  Berestycki, Henri ^a   Lin, Tai Chia ^b   Wei, Juncheng ^c   Zhao, Chunyi ^b,d  

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

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84874221682     PISSN: 00039527     EISSN: 14320673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00205-012-0595-3     Document Type: Article

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