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On the iterative and minimizing sequences for semilinear elliptic equations (II)

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This is the second part of the preceding article ([5]) concerning Nehrari’s variational principle to construct unstable positive solutions for semilinear elliptic boundary value problems. We study finite element approximations and examine their convergence to exact solutions.

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Mizutani, A., Suzuki, T. On the iterative and minimizing sequences for semilinear elliptic equations (II). Japan J. Indust. Appl. Math. 13, 351–367 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03167253

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