A classification theorem for Helfrich surfaces

Mathematische Annalen

Volumn 357, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1485-1508

  McCoy, James ^a   Wheeler, Glen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84887266385     PISSN: 00255831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00208-013-0944-z     Document Type: Article

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