The Problem of Plateau A Tribute to Jesse Douglas & Tibor Rad¢

This volume consists of papers written by eminent scientists from the international mathematical community, who present the latest information concerning the problem of Plateau after its classical solution by Jesse Douglas and Tibor Rad¢. The contributing papers provide insight and perspective on various problems in modern topics of Calculus of Variations, Global Differential Geometry and Global Nonlinear Analysis as related to the problem of Plateau.