On the analytic reflection of a minimal surface (Q1314916)

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    On the analytic reflection of a minimal surface (English)
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    3 May 1994
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    For a long time it has been known that in a Euclidean space one can reflect a minimal surface across a part of its boundary if the boundary contains a line segment, or if the minimal surface meets a plane orthogonally along the boundary. The proof of this fact makes use of H. A. Schwarz's reflection principle for harmonic functions. In this paper we show that a minimal surface can also be reflected analytically if it meets a plane at a constant angle.
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    reflection principle
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    minimal surface
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