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Excerpt from Concerning a Compound Discontinuous Solution in the Problem of the Surface of Revolution of Minimum Area
Let Mo(t to, a: ao, y bo) and M1(t t1, a. A y bl) be two non conjugate points on any extremal. Then it is always possible to construct through the points Po(a: x0, y yo) and P1(: c at], y in the neighbor hood of IV, and Jill respectively, a unique extremal, over which the integral is a single-valued, continuous function of the coordinates of P0 and P1. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.