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Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

The Bulletin publishes expository articles on contemporary mathematical research, written in a way that gives insight to mathematicians who may not be experts in the particular topic. The Bulletin also publishes reviews of selected books in mathematics and short articles in the Mathematical Perspectives section, both by invitation only.

ISSN 1088-9485 (online) ISSN 0273-0979 (print)

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Book Review

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MathSciNet review: 1567810
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Book Information:

Author: J.-F. Rodrigues
Title: Obstacle problems in mathematical physics
Additional book information: North-Holland Mathematics Studies, vol. 134, North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1987, xvi + 352 pp., $71.00. ISBN 0-444-70187-7.

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  • Review Information:

    Reviewer: Gary M. Lieberman
    Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 21 (1989), 319-322
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1989-15845-X