On Nash’s unique contribution to analysis in just three of his papers

Klainerman, Sergiu

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On Nash’s unique contribution to analysis in just three of his papers
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This article focuses on the enormous impact on the modern theory of partial differential equations by three articles of John Nash, all written before the age of 30, before the onset of his terrible disease.

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