Proof that the Two-Dimensional Shape of Minimum Surface Free Energy is Convex

DOI10.1063/1.1724278zbMath0112.23801OpenAlexW2032602373MaRDI QIDQ3851040

William W. Mullins

Publication date: 1962

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1724278

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structure of matter

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