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Homogenization of Differential Operators

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In this note, we present a method of constructing the homogenized operator for a general sequence of differential operators. As an example, we construct the homogenized operator for a sequence of linear parabolic operators.

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Correspondence to Sijue Wu.

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Supported in part by NSF DMS-0100204.

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Wu, S. Homogenization of Differential Operators. Acta Mathematicae Applicatae Sinica, English Series 18, 9–14 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s102550200016

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