GHERGU Marius, RADULESCU Vicentiu D. (2012) Nonlinear PDEs - Mathematical models in biology, chemistry & population ics [{Springer} 402 pp].pdf

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Marius Ghergu
Vicent¸iu D. Radulescuˇ
Nonlinear PDEs
Mathematical Models in Biology,
Chemistry and Population ics
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Marius Ghergu Vicent¸iu D. Radulescuˇ
University College Dublin Romanian Academy
School of Mathematical Sciences Simion Stoilow Mathematics
Belfield Institute
Dublin 4 PO Box 1-764
Ireland Bucharest
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ISSN 1439-7382
ISBN 978-3-642-22663-2 e-ISBN 978-3-642-22664-9
DOI -3-642-22664-9
Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York
Library of Congress Control Number: 2011939998
Mathematics Subject Classification (2010): 35-02; 49-02; 92-02; 58-02; 37-02; 35Qxx
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Marius Ghergu dedicates this volume to his
family who have always been there in hard
times.
Vicent¸iu R˘adulescu dedicates this book to the
memory of his beloved Mother,
Ana R˘adulescu (1923–2011)
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Foreword
Partial differential equations and, in particular, linear elliptic e