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The PDE describing constant mean curvature surfaces
Mathematica Bohemica, Tome 126 (2001) no. 2, pp. 531-540

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We give an expository account of a Weierstrass type representation of the non-zero constant mean curvature surfaces in space and discuss the meaning of the representation from the point of view of partial differential equations.
We give an expository account of a Weierstrass type representation of the non-zero constant mean curvature surfaces in space and discuss the meaning of the representation from the point of view of partial differential equations.
DOI : 10.21136/MB.2001.134012
Classification : 35J60, 35Q53, 53A10
Keywords: constant mean curvature surfaces; nonlinear partial differential equation; dressing action; Weierstrass type representation 
Wu, Hongyou. The PDE describing constant mean curvature surfaces. Mathematica Bohemica, Tome 126 (2001) no. 2, pp. 531-540. doi: 10.21136/MB.2001.134012
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