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The most immediate one-dimensional variation problem is certainly the problem of determining an arc of curve, bounded by two given points and having a smallest possible length. The problem of determining and investigating a surface with given boundary and with a smallest possible area might then be considered as the most immediate two-dimensional variation problem.
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Radó, T. (1933). Introduction. In: On the Problem of Plateau. Ergebnisse der Mathematik und Ihrer Grenƶgebiete, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-99118-9_1
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