Gradient systems and gradient-like systems |
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| Authors: | Ralph Chill |
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| Affiliation: | Université Paul Verlaine - Metz, Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Applications de Metz - CNRS, UMR 7122, Bât. A, Ile du Saulcy, 57045 Metz Cedex 1, France |
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| Abstract: | We briefly discuss existing results on convergence and nonconvergence to equilibrium of bounded solutions of gradient systems and gradient-like systems. We especially raise the question of the influence of the ambient metric. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) |
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