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On the Size of a Stable Minimal Surface in R 3

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Let M be a two’dimensional, orientable C∞-manifold. A domain \({D} \subset {M} \) is an open, connected subset with compact closure \({D} \subset {M} \) and such that the boundary \({\partial}{D}\) is a finite union of piece-wise smooth curves.

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Barbosa, J.L., Carmo, M.d. (2012). On the Size of a Stable Minimal Surface in R 3 . In: Tenenblat, K. (eds) Manfredo P. do Carmo – Selected Papers. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25588-5_10

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