PLATEAU'S PROBLEM


Meaning of PLATEAU'S PROBLEM in English

/pla tohz"/ , Math.

the problem in the calculus of variations of finding the surface with the least area bounded by a given closed curve in space.

[ 1910-15; named after J. A. F. Plateau (1801-83), Belgian physicist ]

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