{ "id": "2101.01375", "version": "v1", "published": "2021-01-05T06:57:30.000Z", "updated": "2021-01-05T06:57:30.000Z", "title": "Minimal surfaces for undergraduates", "authors": [ "Franc Forstneric" ], "categories": [ "math.DG", "math.CV" ], "abstract": "In this article we present an elementary introduction to the theory of minimal surfaces in Euclidean spaces $\\mathbb R^n$ for $n\\ge 3$ by using only elementary calculus of functions of several variables at the level of a typical second-year undergraduate analysis course for students of Mathematics at European universities. No prior knowledge of differential geometry is assumed.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2021-01-05T06:57:30.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "subjects": [ "53A10" ], "keywords": [ "minimal surfaces", "typical second-year undergraduate analysis course", "differential geometry", "elementary introduction", "prior knowledge" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 0, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable" } } }