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Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

The Bulletin publishes expository articles on contemporary mathematical research, written in a way that gives insight to mathematicians who may not be experts in the particular topic. The Bulletin also publishes reviews of selected books in mathematics and short articles in the Mathematical Perspectives section, both by invitation only.

ISSN 1088-9485 (online) ISSN 0273-0979 (print)

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Book Review

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MathSciNet review: 1567873
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Book Information:

Author: Paul Günther
Title: Huygens' principle and hyperbolic equations
Additional book information: Perspectives in Mathematics, vol. 5, Academic Press, San Diego, 1988, viii + 847 pp., $69.00. ISBN 0-12-307330-8.

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  • Review Information:

    Reviewer: Bent Ørsted
    Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 23 (1990), 235-242
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1990-15941-5