The existence of embedded minimal surfaces and the problem of uniqueness

DOI10.1007/BF01214308zbMath0479.49026OpenAlexW1998611699WikidataQ56519615 ScholiaQ56519615MaRDI QIDQ1161992

William Hamilton III Meeks, Shing Tung Yau

Publication date: 1982

Published in: Mathematische Zeitschrift (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://eudml.org/doc/173134

zbMATH Keywords

generalized maximum principle immersed surfaces stable minimal immersions bridge theorem generalized tubular neighborhoods least area minimal embedding outward pointing generalized mean curvature

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Minimal surfaces and optimization (49Q05) Minimal surfaces in differential geometry, surfaces with prescribed mean curvature (53A10) Differential geometry of immersions (minimal, prescribed curvature, tight, etc.) (53C42)

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