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A threshold for a caricature of the nerve equation
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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 12 (1985), 255-259
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Additional Information
  • Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 12 (1985), 255-259
  • MSC (1980): Primary 35K55, 35Q20; Secondary 92A09
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1985-15367-4
  • MathSciNet review: 776480