Duke Mathematical Journal

Nonexistence results for solutions of semilinear elliptic equations

Article information

Source
Duke Math. J., Volume 74, Number 3 (1994), 615-634.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 20 February 2004

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.dmj/1077288418

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1215/S0012-7094-94-07422-X

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR1277947

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
0812.35036

Subjects
Primary: 35J60: Nonlinear elliptic equations

Citation

Benguria, Rafael D.; Lorca, Sebastián; Yarur, Cecilia S. Nonexistence results for solutions of semilinear elliptic equations. Duke Math. J. 74 (1994), no. 3, 615--634. doi:10.1215/S0012-7094-94-07422-X. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.dmj/1077288418

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