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Solution of the Plateau problem form-dimensional surfaces of varying topological type

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Reifenberg, E.R. Solution of the Plateau problem form-dimensional surfaces of varying topological type. Acta Math. 104, 1–92 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02547186

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