The first Steklov eigenvalue, conformal geometry, and minimal surfaces

Advances in Mathematics

Volumn 226, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 4011-4030

  Fraser, Ailana ^a   Schoen, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformal geometry; Eigenvalue; Minimal surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551601454     PISSN: 00018708     EISSN: 10902082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aim.2010.11.007     Document Type: Article

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