Some properties of capillary surfaces

Milan Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-23

  Finn, Robert ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 52649159258     PISSN: 14249286     EISSN: 14249294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00032-002-0001-y     Document Type: Article

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