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A Willmore type problem for S2×S2

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  • Fundamental Form
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  • Flat Manifold

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Kobayashi, O. (1987). A Willmore type problem for S2×S2 . In: Gu, C., Berger, M., Bryant, R.L. (eds) Differential Geometry and Differential Equations. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1255. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0077681

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