On a critical point theory for minimal surfaces spanning a wire in Rn

Journal fur die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik

Volumn 1984, Issue 349, 1984, Pages 1-23

  Struwe, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

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EID: 84941470875     PISSN: 00754102     EISSN: 14355345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/crll.1984.349.1     Document Type: Article

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