Uniqueness of solutions to degenerate elliptic problems with unbounded coefficients

Fabio Punzo; Alberto Tesei

Annales de l'I.H.P. Analyse non linéaire (2009)

  • Volume: 26, Issue: 5, page 2001-2024
  • ISSN: 0294-1449

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Punzo, Fabio, and Tesei, Alberto. "Uniqueness of solutions to degenerate elliptic problems with unbounded coefficients." Annales de l'I.H.P. Analyse non linéaire 26.5 (2009): 2001-2024. <http://eudml.org/doc/78922>.

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