Differential geometry and minimal surfaces (Q5898299)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5114898
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Differential geometry and minimal surfaces (English)
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10 January 2007
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This is the second edition of the book. The first edition was published in 1994 [for a detailed review, see Zbl 0797.53001]. Contents: Curves, surfaces and minimal surfaces with a discussion of the Weierstrass representation, the Plateau problem and the Bernstein theorem. The book contains examples, figures and a lot of interesting exercises. This book is useful not only for students majoring in mathematics, but also for those majoring in physics and other natural sciences.
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Weierstrass representation
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Plateau problem
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Bernstein theorem
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harmonic functions
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Gauss-Bonnet theorem
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