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Spectral properties of the equation (' + ieA) ' u = '? / Elton, Daniel M.
In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Section A Mathematics, Vol. 131, No. 5, 01.10.2001, p. 1065-1089.

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Elton, DM 2001, 'Spectral properties of the equation (' + ieA) ' u = '?', Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Section A Mathematics, vol. 131, no. 5, pp. 1065-1089. https://doi.org/10.1017/S030821050000127X

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Elton, D. M. (2001). Spectral properties of the equation (' + ieA) ' u = '? Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Section A Mathematics, 131(5), 1065-1089. https://doi.org/10.1017/S030821050000127X

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Elton DM. Spectral properties of the equation (' + ieA) ' u = '? Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Section A Mathematics. 2001 Oct 1;131(5):1065-1089. doi: 10.1017/S030821050000127X

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Elton, Daniel M. / Spectral properties of the equation (' + ieA) ' u = '?. In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Section A Mathematics. 2001 ; Vol. 131, No. 5. pp. 1065-1089.

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