- Award ID(s):
- 1908891
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10332046
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics
- Volume:
- 86
- Issue:
- 5
- ISSN:
- 0272-4960
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1031 to 1065
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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