Riemann-Schwarz surface
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A minimal surface stretched over a $4$-sided polygon. It is one of the first more general solutions to the Plateau problem. Analytically it is expressed using the Christoffel–Schwarz formula. It was first studied by B. Riemann (1872) and H.A. Schwarz (1874).
References
| [a1] | J.C.C. Nitsche, "Vorlesungen über Minimalflächen", Springer (1975) Zbl 0319.53003 |
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Riemann–Schwarz surface. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Riemann%E2%80%93Schwarz_surface&oldid=22988
Riemann–Schwarz surface. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Riemann%E2%80%93Schwarz_surface&oldid=22988