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The semi-global isometric embedding of surfaces with curvature changing signs stably
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by Wentao Cao
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 147 (2019), 4343-4353
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/proc/14597
Published electronically: May 17, 2019
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Abstract:

A semi-global isometric embedding of abstract surfaces with Gaussian curvature changing signs of any finite order is obtained through solving the Darboux equation.
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Bibliographic Information
  • Wentao Cao
  • Affiliation: Institute für mathematik, Universität Leipzig, D-04109, Leipzig, Germany
  • MR Author ID: 1111202
  • Email: wentao.cao@math.uni-leipzig.de
  • Received by editor(s): April 6, 2018
  • Received by editor(s) in revised form: January 11, 2019
  • Published electronically: May 17, 2019
  • Additional Notes: The research was supported by the ERC Grant Agreement No. 724298.
  • Communicated by: Jiaping Wang
  • © Copyright 2019 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 147 (2019), 4343-4353
  • MSC (2010): Primary 35M12, 53A05, 53C21
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/proc/14597
  • MathSciNet review: 4002546