Existence and approximation results for gradient flows

Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali, Rendiconti Lincei Matematica e Applicazioni

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 183-196

  Rossi, Riccarda ^a   Savaré, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Evolution problems; Gradient flows; Minimizing Movements; Phase transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887223495     PISSN: 11206330     EISSN: 17200768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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