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The monotonicity formula in geometric measure theory, and an application to a partially free boundary problem

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  • Free Boundary
  • Minimal Surface
  • Free Boundary Problem
  • High Regularity
  • Geometric Measure Theory

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Grüter, M. (1988). The monotonicity formula in geometric measure theory, and an application to a partially free boundary problem. In: Hildebrandt, S., Leis, R. (eds) Partial Differential Equations and Calculus of Variations. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1357. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0082869

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