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A uniqueness theorem for surfaces of least area with partially free boundaries on obstacles

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    Stefan Hildebrandt & Johannes C. C. Nitsche

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Hildebrandt, S., Nitsche, J.C.C. A uniqueness theorem for surfaces of least area with partially free boundaries on obstacles. Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 79, 189–218 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00251903

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