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On an optimization problem related to minimal surfaces with obstacles

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  1. KFA Jülich ZAM, D517, Jülich, Germany

    Ulrich Eckhardt

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  1. Technischen Universität München, 8 München, Postfach 202420, BRD

    Roland Bulirsch

  2. Fakultät für Mathematik und Informatik, Universität Mannheim, 68 Mannheim, Schloß, BRD

    Werner Oettli

  3. Institut für Angewandte Mathematik und Statistik der Universität Würzburg, 87 Würzburg, Am Hubland, BRD

    Josef Stoer

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Eckhardt, U. (1975). On an optimization problem related to minimal surfaces with obstacles. In: Bulirsch, R., Oettli, W., Stoer, J. (eds) Optimization and Optimal Control. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 477. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0079169

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