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Minimal surfaces bounded by convex curves in parallel planes

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  1. Mathematics Department, University of Massachusetts, 01003, Amherst, MA, USA

    William H. Meeks III & Brian White

  2. Mathematics Department, Stanford University, 94305, Stanford, CA, USA

    William H. Meeks III & Brian White

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The research described in this paper was supported by research grant DE-FG02-86ER250125 of the Applied Mathematical Science subprogram of Office of Energy Research, U.S. Department of Energy, and National Science Foundation grant DMS-8900285.

Funded by National Science Foundation grants DMS-8553231 (PYI) and DMS-8703537.

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Meeks, W.H., White, B. Minimal surfaces bounded by convex curves in parallel planes. Comment. Math. Helv. 66, 263–278 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02566647

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