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On the backward uniqueness property for a class of parabolic operators

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Phase Space Analysis of Partial Differential Equations

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We give sharp regularity conditions, ensuring the backward uniqueness property to a class of parabolic operators.

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Del Santo, D., Prizzi, M. (2006). On the backward uniqueness property for a class of parabolic operators. In: Bove, A., Colombini, F., Del Santo, D. (eds) Phase Space Analysis of Partial Differential Equations. Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications, vol 69. Birkhäuser Boston. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-4521-2_8

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