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Existence and uniqueness in nonclassical diffusion


Authors: K. Kuttler and Elias C. Aifantis
Journal: Quart. Appl. Math. 45 (1987), 549-560
MSC: Primary 73B30; Secondary 80A20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/qam/910461
MathSciNet review: 910461
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Abstract: We consider a class of diffusion models that arise in certain nonclassical physical situations and discuss existence and uniqueness of the resulting evolution equations.


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