Mathematical theory of solids:   From quantum mechanics to continuum models

Weinan E; Jianfeng Lu

doi:10.3934/dcds.2014.34.5085

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2014, Volume 34, Issue 12: 5085-5097. Doi: 10.3934/dcds.2014.34.5085

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Mathematical theory of solids: From quantum mechanics to continuum models

Weinan E^1, and
Jianfeng Lu^2,

1.
Department of Mathematics, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. 08544
2.
Departments of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry, Duke University, Durham NC

Received: February 28, 2014

Revised: May 31, 2014

Published: November 2014

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