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The author would like to acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation and of the Science Research Council. Much of this research was done while the author was at the Fluid Mechanics Research Institute of the University of Essex.
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Auchmuty, J.F.G. Existence of axisymmetric equilibrium figures. Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 65, 249–261 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00280443
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