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The area of the generalized Gaussian image and the stability of minimal surfaces inS n and ℝn

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  2. Department of Mathematics, Stanford University, 94305, Stanford, CA, USA

    Robert Osserman

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Hoffman, D., Osserman, R. The area of the generalized Gaussian image and the stability of minimal surfaces inS n and ℝn . Math. Ann. 260, 437–452 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01457023

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