# EXISTENCE OF MINIMAL SURFACES WITH PLANAR ENDS

• Jin, Sun-Sook (Department of Mathematics Education, Gongju National University of Education)
• Accepted : 2010.11.21
• Published : 2010.11.30
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#### Abstract

In this article we consider axes of a complete embedded minimal surface in $R^3$ of finite total curvature, and then prove that there is no planar ends at which the Gauss map have the minimum branching order if the minimal surface has a single axis.

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