Finite element approximation of a phase field model for surface diffusion of voids in a stressed solid

Mathematics of Computation

Volumn 75, Issue 253, 2005, Pages 7-41

  Barrett, John W ^a   Garcke, Harald ^b   Nürnberg, Robert ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 85009749025     PISSN: 00255718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0025-5718-05-01802-8     Document Type: Article

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