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The Plateau Problem, Part II: Present State of the Theory (Studies in the Development of Modern Mathematics)

By A. T. Fomenko

Book information

Publisher
Gordon and Breach Science Publishers
Year
1990
ISBN
2881247016, 9782881247019, 2881247024, 9782881247026
LCC
QA644 .F66 1990
Open Library ID
OL2189169M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
16 MB (17029458 bytes)
Series
Studies in the Development of Modern Mathematics volume 1
Edition
1
Pages
264\264
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00

Description

Charting the historical origins of thr Plateau problem, the author discusses substantial extracts from 18th, 19th and early 20th century works devoted to the investigation of minimal surfaces, including Plateau's famous physical experiments. The theories of homology and co-homology, necessary for an understanding of modern multi-dimensional variational problems, are elucidated.

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