A note on the spatial decay of a three-dimensional minimal surface over a semi-infinite cylinder (Q1071167)
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A note on the spatial decay of a three-dimensional minimal surface over a semi-infinite cylinder (English)
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1985
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The author extends to solutions of the three-dimensional minimal surface equation for a semi-infinite cylinder with a simply-connected and convex section some estimates concerning the spatial decay at infinity for solutions of the two-dimensional equation on a strip due to Knowles (cf. references). Roughly speaking, the result says that solutions decay exponentially in the third variable at least as fast as do solutions of Laplace's equation. The proof is carried out by using a comparison theorem for second order nonlinear equations.
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Phragmén-Lindelöf theorems
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three-dimensional minimal surface equation
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decay exponentially
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comparison theorem
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