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by Cathleen S. Morawetz
Year of Award: 1980
Publication Information: The American Mathematical Monthly, vol. 86, 1979, pp. 284-287
Summary: Morawetz discusses nonlinear conservation equations by focusing on an existence theorem of Glimm and describing what the terms and conditions mean in its statement.
About the Author: Cathleen S. Morawetz was at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University at the time of publication.