Maximizing properties of extremal surfaces in general relativity
Annales de l'institut Henri Poincaré. Section A, Physique Théorique, Tome 28 (1978) no. 3, pp. 335-347. 
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Brill, Dieter; Flaherty, Frank. Maximizing properties of extremal surfaces in general relativity. Annales de l'institut Henri Poincaré. Section A, Physique Théorique, Tome 28 (1978) no. 3, pp. 335-347. http://archive.numdam.org/item/AIHPA_1978__28_3_335_0/

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