## Journal of Integral Equations and Applications

### Analysis of direct boundary-domain integral equations for a mixed BVP with variable coefficient, I: Equivalence and invertibility

#### Article information

Source
J. Integral Equations Applications Volume 21, Number 4 (2009), 499-543.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 31 December 2009

Permanent link to this document
http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.jiea/1262271458

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1216/JIE-2009-21-4-499

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR2577510

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1204.65139

#### Citation

Chkadua, O.; Mikhailov, S.E.; Natroshvili, D. Analysis of direct boundary-domain integral equations for a mixed BVP with variable coefficient, I: Equivalence and invertibility. J. Integral Equations Applications 21 (2009), no. 4, 499--543. doi:10.1216/JIE-2009-21-4-499. http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.jiea/1262271458.

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