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Two-scale eigenfunction methods with an application to the visual system


Authors: L. Sirovich and B. W. Knight
Journal: Quart. Appl. Math. 45 (1987), 749-768
MSC: Primary 92A09; Secondary 92A27
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/qam/917024
MathSciNet review: 917024
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