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On maximum principles for non-hyperbolic partial differential operators

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This research was supported by the United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research of the Air Research and Development Command, under contract No. AF 18 (603)-41. Reproduction in whole or in part is permitted for any purpose of the United States Government.

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Hartman, P., Sacksteder, R. On maximum principles for non-hyperbolic partial differential operators. Rend. Circ. Mat. Palermo 6, 218–232 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02843847

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