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Liouville Theorems for a Class of Linear Second-Order Operators with Nonnegative Characteristic Form

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We report on some Liouville-type theorems for a class of linear second-order partial differential equation with nonnegative characteristic form. The theorems we show improve our previous results.

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Kogoj, A.E., Lanconelli, E. Liouville Theorems for a Class of Linear Second-Order Operators with Nonnegative Characteristic Form. Bound Value Probl 2007, 048232 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/48232

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