Abstract
We show that an immersed minimal annulus, with two planar boundary curves along which the surface meets these planes with constant contact angle, is part of the catenoid.
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Pyo, J. Minimal annuli with constant contact angle along the planar boundaries. Geom Dedicata 146, 159–164 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-009-9431-9
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