Lia Bronsard

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Bronsard, Lia; Kohn, Robert V. (1990), "On the slowness of phase boundary motion in one space dimension", Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics , 43 (8): 983–997, Bibcode:1990STIN...9121480B, doi:10.1002/cpa.3160430804, MR   1075075
  • Bronsard, Lia; Kohn, Robert V. (1991), "Motion by mean curvature as the singular limit of Ginzburg–Landau dynamics", Journal of Differential Equations, 90 (2): 211–237, Bibcode:1991JDE....90..211B, doi:10.1016/0022-0396(91)90147-2, MR   1101239
  • Bronsard, Lia; Reitich, Fernando (1993), "On three-phase boundary motion and the singular limit of a vector-valued Ginzburg–Landau equation", Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis , 124 (4): 355–379, Bibcode:1993ArRMA.124..355B, doi:10.1007/BF00375607, MR   1240580, S2CID   123291032
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    Lia Bronsard
    Born (1963-03-14) March 14, 1963 (age 61)
    NationalityCanadian
    TitleProfessor
    Academic background
    Alma mater New York University
    Doctoral advisor Robert V. Kohn