The Dirichlet problem for the minimal surface system in arbitrary dimensions and codimensions

Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 267-281

  Wang, Mu Tao ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 2442601460     PISSN: 00103640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpa.10117     Document Type: Article

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