Plateau problem (minimal surfaces)

Layer 0 — Mathematicsin the calculus-of-variations subtree

Plateau 1849 / Douglas-Rado 1931: every Jordan curve in ℝ³ bounds a minimal surface (zero mean-curvature). Soap-film physical realisation. Plateau borders + 120° angles. Higher-codimension: Federer-Fleming geometric measure theory.

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Partial differential equation (PDE)

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