About the cover: The work of Jesse Douglas on minimal surfaces

Gray, Jeremy; Micallef, Mario

doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-08-01192-0

About the cover: The work of Jesse Douglas on minimal surfaces

Authors: Jeremy Gray and Mario Micallef
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 45 (2008), 293-302
MSC (2000): Primary 01A60, 53A10, 58E12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-08-01192-0
Published electronically: February 14, 2008
MathSciNet review: 2383307
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