Surfaces with prescribed gauss curvature

Duke Mathematical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 309-353

  Chanillo, Sagun ^a   Kiessling, Michael ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034668461     PISSN: 00127094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/S0012-7094-00-10525-X     Document Type: Article

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