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Weierstrass representation for semi-discrete minimal surfaces, and comparison of various discretized catenoids

Differential Geometry 2017-09-22 v1

Abstract

We give a Weierstrass type representation for semi-discrete minimal surfaces in Euclidean 3-space. We then give explicit parametrizations of various smooth, semi-discrete and fully-discrete catenoids, determined from either variational or integrable systems principles. Finally, we state the shared properties that those various catenoids have.

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@article{arxiv.1208.4427,
  title  = {Weierstrass representation for semi-discrete minimal surfaces, and comparison of various discretized catenoids},
  author = {Wayne Rossman and Masashi Yasumoto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.4427},
  year   = {2017}
}