The double bubble problem in spherical and hyperbolic space

International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 641-699

  Cotton, Andrew ^a   Freeman, David ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 4944231510     PISSN: 01611712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S0161171202207188     Document Type: Article

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