An obstruction to the existence of immersed curves of prescribed curvature

Potential Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-39

  Kirsch, Stephane ^a   Laurain, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Differential geometry; Immersed curve; Mean curvature; Prescribed curvature

Indexed keywords

EID: 72449130453     PISSN: 09262601     EISSN: 1572929X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11118-009-9142-8     Document Type: Article

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