The Plateau problem was studied by Plateau, Weierstrass, Riemann and Schwarz but it was finally solved by Douglas and Radó . However, there were still questions relating to whether Douglas 's solution, which was known to be a smooth immersed surface, is actually embedded.
Ang problema ay Plateau-aral sa pamamagitan ng Plateau, Weierstrass, Riemann at Schwarz ngunit ito ay sa wakas malulutas sa pamamagitan ng Douglas at Radó. Subalit, may mga katanungan pa rin na may kaugnayan sa kung Douglas' s solusyon, na kung saan ay kilala upang maging isang makinis na ibabaw sa ilalim ng tubig, ay aktwal na-embed.