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The maximum principle at infinity for minimal surfaces in flat three manifolds

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  1. Mathematics Department, University of Massachusetts, 01003, Amherst, MA, USA

    William H. Meeks III & Harold Rosenberg

  2. Department de Mathématique, Université de Paris 7, 75251, Paris, France

    William H. Meeks III & Harold Rosenberg

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The research described in this paper was supported by research grant DE-FG02-86ER250125 of the Applied Mathematical Science subprogram of Office of Energy Research, U.S. Department of Energy, and National Science Foundation grant DMS-8611574.

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Meeks, W.H., Rosenberg, H. The maximum principle at infinity for minimal surfaces in flat three manifolds. Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici 65, 255–270 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02566606

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