## Duke Mathematical Journal

### Convexity of solutions of semilinear elliptic equations

#### Article information

Source
Duke Math. J., Volume 52, Number 2 (1985), 431-456.

Dates
First available in Project Euclid: 20 February 2004

https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.dmj/1077304439

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1215/S0012-7094-85-05221-4

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR792181

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
0599.35065

Subjects
Primary: 35B99: None of the above, but in this section
Secondary: 35J99: None of the above, but in this section

#### Citation

Caffarelli, Luis A.; Friedman, Avner. Convexity of solutions of semilinear elliptic equations. Duke Math. J. 52 (1985), no. 2, 431--456. doi:10.1215/S0012-7094-85-05221-4. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.dmj/1077304439

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