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SYMMETRY OF MINIMAL GRAPHS

  • Jin, Sun Sook (Department of Mathematics Education Gongju National University of Education)
  • 투고 : 2010.01.25
  • 심사 : 2010.04.23
  • 발행 : 2010.06.30

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In this article, we consider a minimal graph in $R^3$ which is bounded by a Jordan curve and a straight line. Suppose that the boundary is symmetric with the reflection under a plane, then we will prove that the minimal graph is itself symmetric under the reflection through the same plane.

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