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All constant mean curvature tori inR 3,S 3,H 3 in terms of theta-functions

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Bobenko, A.I. All constant mean curvature tori inR 3,S 3,H 3 in terms of theta-functions. Math. Ann. 290, 209–245 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01459243

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