On two methods for approximating minimal surfaces in parametric form
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On Two Methods for Approximating Minimal Surfaces in Parametric Form
Two methods for approximating minimal surfaces in parametric form are considered. One minimizes the area of the surface, and the other the energy of the surface. The convergence of the algorithm of the first method is proved. The application of the second method to the approximation of conformai maps is examined. Several examples of computations are given.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Mathematics of Computation
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0025-5718
DOI: 10.1090/s0025-5718-1986-0829622-1