Variational solutions for two nonlinear boundary-value problems for diffusion with concentration-dependent coefficients

Reeves, R. I.

doi:10.1090/qam/449208

Author: R. I. Reeves
Journal: Quart. Appl. Math. 33 (1975), 291-295
MSC: Primary 80.49
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/qam/449208
MathSciNet review: 449208
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Abstract: The theory of complementary variational principles is used to obtain variational solutions for two nonlinear boundary-value problems which arise in the theory of diffusion with concentration-dependent coefficients.

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