Date of Award
2007
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Mathematics
Department
Mathematics
First Advisor
Wang, Wenxiang
Second Advisor
Trapp, Rolland
Third Advisor
Stanton, Charles
Abstract
The focus of this project consists of investigating when a ruled surface is a minimal surface. A minimal surface is a surface with zero mean curvature. In this project the basic terminology of differential geometry will be discussed including examples where the terminology will be applied to the different subjects of differential geometry. In addition the focus will be on a classical theorem of minimal surfaces referred to as the Plateau's Problem.
Recommended Citation
Chaparro, Maria Guadalupe, "Minimal surfaces" (2007). Theses Digitization Project. 3118.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3118
