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Introduction to geometric measure theory tools to solve the Plateau problem

Student-Run Geometry/Topology Seminar

Speaker: Antonio De Rosa, Courant, New York University
Related Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/antonioderosa
Location: 3106 MSB
Start time: Tue, May 14 2019, 11:00AM

I will introduce the Plateau problem and explain the main difficulties in getting solutions in a smooth setting. I will then provide an overview on the tools developed in geometric measure theory to address this problem.