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Viscosity Solutions and Applications

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Crandall, M.G. (1997). Viscosity solutions: A primer. In: Dolcetta, I.C., Lions, P.L. (eds) Viscosity Solutions and Applications. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1660. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0094294

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