Thread-wire surfaces

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mathematics, 2006. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-190) and Index. === This thesis studies surfaces which minimize area, subject to a fixed boundary and to a free boundary with length constraint. Based on physical exper...

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Main Author: Stephens, Benjamin K. (Benjamin Keith)
Other Authors: David S. Jerison.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34550