The classification of complete minimal surfaces in \(R^ 3\) with total curvature greater than -8pi

DOI10.1215/S0012-7094-81-04829-8zbMath0472.53010OpenAlexW1511679975MaRDI QIDQ1157788

William Hamilton III Meeks

Publication date: 1981

Published in: Duke Mathematical Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1215/s0012-7094-81-04829-8

zbMATH Keywords

total curvature

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Minimal surfaces in differential geometry, surfaces with prescribed mean curvature (53A10) Differential geometry of immersions (minimal, prescribed curvature, tight, etc.) (53C42)

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