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

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We propose an iterative method based on some variational formulation, for numerical computation of unstable solutions of semilinear elliptic problems.

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Mizutani, A., Suzuki, T. On the iterative and minimizing sequences for semilinear elliptic equations (I). Japan J. Indust. Appl. Math. 12, 309–326 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03167293

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