Relativistic minimal surfaces

Hoppe, Jens; Nicolai, Hermann

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(87)90800-8

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Relativistic minimal surfaces

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Nicolai, Hermann
Quantum Gravity & Unified Theories, AEI-Golm, MPI for Gravitational Physics, Max Planck Society;

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Hoppe, J., & Nicolai, H. (1987). Relativistic minimal surfaces. Physics Letters B, 196(4), 451-455. doi:10.1016/0370-2693(87)90800-8.

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We find classical solutions to the equations of motion of an M-dimensional surface moving in a higher-dimensional embedding space-time for arbitrary M. In the case of closed membranes, solutions exist for any topological type (genus).