Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

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MathSciNet review: 1568094
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Book Information:

Author: S. A. Lomov
Title: Introduction to the general theory of singular perturbations
Additional book information: Translations of Mathematical Monographs, vol.\ 112, American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 1992, xviii\ +\ 375 pp., US$201.00. ISBN 0-8218-4569-1.

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  • Review Information:

    Reviewer: Walter Kelley
    Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 30 (1994), 258-261
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1994-00459-8