minimal surface
minimal surface · minimal surfaces
Any surface that has the least possible surface area of those into which it could…Any surface that has the least possible surface area of those into which it could transform; typically the shapes of soap bubbles that span wire frames
Meaning
2 sensesAny surface that has the least possible surface area of those into which it could transform; typically the shapes of soap bubbles that span wire frames
Any surface of vanishing mean curvature. Includes, but is not restricted to, surfaces of minimal area, as given by some boundary conditions.
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