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Applications of variational methods to problems in the geometry of surfaces

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  • Minimal Surface
  • Isoperimetric Inequality
  • Morse Index
  • Morse Theory
  • Relative Minimum

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Struwe, M. (1988). Applications of variational methods to problems in the geometry of surfaces. 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/BFb0082875

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