Minimal surface numerics

Disc-type minimal surfaces bounded by a polygon with m vertices v_1,...,v_m in q space dimensions correspond in a one-to-one manner to the critical points of Shiffman's function Theta(k_1,...,k_m), where k_1 <...
Some minimal surfaces visualized with GRAPE

Enneper's contour
This contour bounds three distinct minimal surfaces. The surface in the middle is unstable.

Courant's catenoid
The vertices of the bounding polygonal countour lie on the surface of a catenoid. The surface in the middle is unstable.

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