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Solution of the Riemann problem for a class of hyperbolic systems of conservation laws by the viscosity method

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  1. Center for Dynamical Systems Division of Applied Mathematics Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

    Constantine M. Dafermos

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This research was supported in part by the U.S. Army contract AFOSR-71-2078 A and in part by the Office of Naval Research contract N00014-67-A-0191-0009.

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Dafermos, C.M. Solution of the Riemann problem for a class of hyperbolic systems of conservation laws by the viscosity method. Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 52, 1–9 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00249087

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