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On the dirichlet problem for surfaces of prescribed mean curvature

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A necessary and sufficient condition is given for the solvability of the Dirichlet problem for surfaces of prescribed mean curvature, and global regularity of the solution is studied.

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Giaquinta, M. On the dirichlet problem for surfaces of prescribed mean curvature. Manuscripta Math 12, 73–86 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01166235

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