A note on a result of M. Grossi

Catrina, Florin

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-09-10031-X

A note on a result of M. Grossi
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Abstract:

The purpose of this note is to present a fact complementary to a result in a recent paper of M. Grossi. Making use of an energy balance identity, it is shown that the sufficient conditions for existence of solutions proved in Grossi’s paper are also almost necessary.

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