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Every ring type spanner in a wedge is spherical

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A ring type spanner in a wedge is a compact embedded annular surface of constant mean curvature which meets the planes of the wedge in constant angles along its boundary. In this paper we show that every ring type spanner in a wedge is spherical.

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Park, Sh. Every ring type spanner in a wedge is spherical. Math. Ann. 332, 475–482 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00208-005-0476-2

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