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Minimal surfaces with free boundaries

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  1. University of Bonn, Bonn, F.R. Germany

    S. Hildebrandt

  2. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., USA

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Hildebrandt, S., Nitsche, J.C.C. Minimal surfaces with free boundaries. Acta Math. 143, 251–272 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02392096

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