NON-COMPACT DOUGLAS-PLATEAU PROBLEM

Title & Authors
NON-COMPACT DOUGLAS-PLATEAU PROBLEM
JIN, SUN SOOK;

Abstract
In this article, we prove the existence of two embedded minimal annuli in a slab which are all bounded by a Jordan convex curve and a straight line.
Keywords
Douglas-Plateau problem;minimal surfaces;Riemann's minimal examples ;Courant-Lebesgue lemma;
Language
English
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