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On a class of nonlinear integral equations arising in neutron transport

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We apply the method of continuation to study the structure of the solutions of quadratic integral equations for a certain class of kernel functions.

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Argyros, I.K. On a class of nonlinear integral equations arising in neutron transport. Aeq. Math. 36, 99–111 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01837974

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