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On an optimization problem related to minimal surfaces with obstacles

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Eckhardt, U. (1975). On an optimization problem related to minimal surfaces with obstacles. In: Bulirsch, R., Oettli, W., Stoer, J. (eds) Optimization and Optimal Control. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 477. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0079169

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