The existence of travelling waves for phase field equations and convergence to sharp interface models in the singular limit

@article{Caginalp1991TheEO,
  title={The existence of travelling waves for phase field equations and convergence to sharp interface models in the singular limit},
  author={Gunduz Caginalp and Yasumasa Nishiura},
  journal={Quarterly of Applied Mathematics},
  year={1991},
  volume={49},
  pages={147-162}
}
Title The Existence of traveling waves for phase field equations and convergence to sharp interface models in the singular limit Author(s) Caginalp, G.; Nishiura, Yasumasa Citation Quarterly of Applied Mathematics, 49(1): 147-162 Issue Date 1991-03 Doc URL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/39998 Rights First published in Quarterly of Applied Mathematics in volume 49, number 1, published by Brown University. Type article File Information nishiura-83.pdf 
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