Stokes' phenomenon; smoothing a victorian discontinuity

M. V. Berry

Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS (1988)

  • Volume: 68, page 211-221
  • ISSN: 0073-8301

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Berry, M. V.. "Stokes' phenomenon; smoothing a victorian discontinuity." Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS 68 (1988): 211-221. <http://eudml.org/doc/104041>.

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