Hypoelliptic Heat Kernel Over 3-Step Nilpotent Lie Groups

Journal of Mathematical Sciences (United States)

Volumn 199, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 614-628

  Boscain, U ^a   Gauthier, J P ^b   Rossi, F ^c  

^a CENTRE DE MATHÉMATIQUES APPLIQUÉES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

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EID: 84902766595     PISSN: 10723374     EISSN: 15738795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10958-014-1889-9     Document Type: Article

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