Björling Surfaces

The Björling problem asks to find a minimal surface containing a given curve with a prescribed normal field along the curve. Schwarz found an almost explicit solution in the case of analytic curve and normal field, which can be used to produce a few interesting surfaces.

Individual Surfaces

• Catalan's Surface
• Henneberg's Surface
• Möbius Strip
• Circular Helicoid
• Helicoidal Helicoid
• Logarithmically Spiraling Helicoid

Animations

• Circular Helicoid