Proves uniqueness of geometric flow in various Riemannian manifolds.
problem Proving uniqueness of geometric flow in general Riemannian manifolds.
method Two backward uniqueness theorems for extrinsic geometric flow.
result Backward uniqueness of extrinsic geometric flow in general ambient manifolds.
Investigate scalar curvature under geometric flows
problem Behavior of scalar curvature under geometric flows
method Three specific cases: Ricci flow, Kähler-Ricci flow, Laplacian flow
result Long-time existence of flows
Streets and Tian introduced pluriclosed flow and symplectic curvature flow in recent years. Here we construct a curvature flow to unify these two flows. We show the short time existence of our flow and exhibit an obstruction to long time existence.
Ancient curve shortening flows have entropy and curvature bounds equivalent.
problem Bounding entropy and total curvature for ancient curve shortening flows.
method Equivalence of entropy and total curvature conditions for ancient curve shortening flows.
result Entropy and total curvature bounds are equivalent for ancient curve shortening flows.
Study on the convergence rate of prescribed scalar curvature flow.
problem Prescribing scalar curvature on manifolds.
method Inspired by Yamabe flow convergence rate study, analyze the prescribed scalar curvature flow convergence rate.
result Determine the convergence rate of the prescribed scalar curvature flow.
Mean curvature flow is not a gradient flow on two nondegenerate metric spaces.
problem Whether mean curvature flow is a gradient flow on nondegenerate metric spaces of simple closed plane curves.
method Examined two nondegenerate metric spaces: uniformness-preserving and curvature-weighted structures.
result Mean curvature flow is not a gradient flow on either metric space.
Study shows unique tangent flow for Lagrangian surfaces with bounded mean curvature.
problem Understanding the behavior of Lagrangian surfaces with bounded mean curvature.
method Analyzing zero Maslov Lagrangian mean curvature flow in C2 with bounded mean curvature. result The tangent flow at a singular point is unique if the mean curvature stays uniformly bounded.
We study the provenance of singularity formation under mean curvature flow and volume preserving mean curvature flow in an axially symmetric setting. We prove that if the mean curvature is uniformly bounded on any finite time interval, then no singularities can develop during that time under both mean curvature flow an…
The paper studies mean curvature flow in a Ricci flow background with extended Ricci flow.
problem Analyzing mean curvature flow in a Ricci flow background.
method Computing variational properties and deriving evolution equations for mean curvature and second fundamental form.
result Established a Huisken's monotonicity-type formula for mean curvature solitons in an extended Ricci flow.
Modeling bone microarchitecture adaptation using geometric flows.
problem Bone microarchitecture adaptation modeling.
method Advection and mean curvature flow model with a sphere as a test case.
result Closed-form solution for sphere under advection and mean curvature flow.
Study on convergence rate of Q-curvature flow in 6 dimensions.
problem Analyzing the convergence rate of Q-curvature flow in 6 dimensions. method Provided an example of a slowly converging Q6-curvature flow in dimension 6. result The Q-curvature flow in 6 dimensions does not always converge exponentially, unlike in 2 dimensions. The paper introduces a new type of Ricci flow on graphs to study their curvature.
problem Understanding the curvature of graphs and their convergence properties.
method Proposes a weighted Forman and Lin-Lu-Yau Ricci flow on graphs and proves the existence and uniqueness of solutions.
result The normalized curvature flow on trees converges to a constant curvature metric.
Quantitative estimate for curvature in mean curvature flow.
problem Estimating curvature in mean curvature flow.
method Proving a curvature estimate for smooth convex ancient flows.
result Curvature grows at most quadratically in terms of rescaled extrinsic distance.
New convex ancient solutions found for flows by high powers of curvature.
problem Existence of closed convex ancient solutions to curvature flows.
method Proves existence of closed convex ancient solutions with specific curvature flow speeds.
result Existence of non-homothetic convex ancient solutions for flows by high powers of curvature.
Study on singularity behavior of mean curvature flow with bounded curvature and index.
problem Understanding singularity formation in mean curvature flow with constraints.
method Analyzing flow with bounded mean curvature and Morse index.
result Either mean curvature or Morse index blows up at first singular time.
Ancient flows converge fast with finite curvature and convexity.
problem Understanding ancient mean curvature flows with finite curvature.
method Established exponentially fast convergence and finite curvature properties.
result Ancient flows have finite total curvature and finite mass drop.
New flow generates surfaces with constant curvature.
problem Creating surfaces with specific curvature properties.
method Framed curvature flow, analyzing trajectory surfaces.
result Trajectory surfaces of constant mean or Gaussian curvature.
Study proves a new flow method for mean curvature with volume change analysis.
problem Existence of BV flow via mean curvature flow.
method Elliptic regularization to prove existence of generalized BV flow.
result Proves existence of generalized BV flow with volume change expression.
Alexandrov immersed surfaces maintain their properties under mean curvature flow.
problem Preserving Alexandrov immersivity in mean curvature flow.
method Mean curvature flow techniques adapted for Alexandrov immersed, 2D surfaces.
result Mean curvature flow properties hold for Alexandrov immersed surfaces.
New curvature defined via graph resistances leads to Ricci flow.
problem Defining curvature on graph edges for analysis.
method Introducing Ricci--Foster curvature based on effective resistances and studying Ricci flow.
result Existence of solutions to Ricci flow on short time intervals, preservation of nonnegative curvature.
Ancient solutions to mean curvature flow have unique shapes.
problem Understanding unique shapes of ancient solutions.
method Proved a Bernstein theorem for ancient solutions.
result Ancient solutions to mean curvature flow have unique shapes.
In this paper, we investigate the Gauss maps of a Ricci-mean curvature flow. A Ricci-mean curvature flow is a coupled equation of a mean curvature flow and a Ricci flow on the ambient manifold. Ruh and Vilms proved that the Gauss map of a minimal submanifold in a Euclidean space is a harmonic map, and Wang extended thi…
Study proves curvature flow existence on CR manifolds.
problem Existence of curvature flow solutions on CR manifolds.
method Prescribed Webster scalar curvature flow approach.
result Proves existence of curvature flow solutions on 3D CR manifolds.
Curvature flows in hyperbolic space preserve positive sectional curvature and contract to a point.
problem Preserving positive sectional curvature in contracting curvature flows in hyperbolic space.
method Homogeneous speed flow with positive sectional curvature, including kth mean curvature flow. result Positive sectional curvature is preserved and the hypersurface contracts to a round point in finite time.
In this paper, we discuss uniqueness and backward uniqueness for mean curvature flow of non-compact manifolds. We use an energy argument to prove two uniqueness theorems for mean curvature flow with possibly unbounded curvatures. These generalize the results by Chen and Yin. Using similar method, we also obtain a uniqu…
Studying the geometric flow plays a powerful role in mathematics and physics. In this paper, we introduce the mean curvature flow on Finsler manifolds and give a number of examples of the mean curvature flow. For Minkowski spaces, a special case of Finsler manifolds, we will prove the existence and uniqueness for solut…
Smooth flows with surgery approximate weak mean curvature flows with spherical and neck-pinch singularities.
problem Approximating weak mean curvature flows with singularities using smooth flows.
method Combining Choi-Haslhofer-Hershkovits and Choi-Haslhofer-Hershkovits-White work on canonical neighbourhoods and barriers to flows with surgery.
result Smooth flows with surgery can approximate weak mean curvature flows with spherical and neck-pinch singularities.
Study examines preservation of curvature-adaptedness during mean curvature flow.
problem Preservation of curvature-adaptedness during mean curvature flow.
method Investigates curvature-adaptedness in locally symmetric spaces.
result Curvature-adaptedness is preserved along mean curvature flow.
The study examines singularities in flows with curvature bounds and identifies unique tangent flows.
problem Analyzing singularities in mean curvature flows with curvature bounds.
method Examines tangent flows and uses stationary and area-minimizing cones to identify unique flows.
result For flows with H∈L∞Llocp, the tangent flow is unique when p=∞ and C is a regular cone. Article explains and implements mean curvature flow for surface parametrization.
problem Surface parametrization challenges.
method Conformalized mean curvature flow implementation.
result Demonstrates effectiveness of mean curvature flow for surface parametrization.
Study new Ricci flow invariant curvature conditions.
problem Topology of manifolds with pinched curvature.
method Provide quantitative evidence for an unpublished conjecture.
result Topology of manifolds with pinched curvature studied.
Proves Hamilton's theorem using mean curvature flow.
problem Compactness of pinched hypersurfaces with bounded curvature.
method Mean curvature flow to prove Hamilton's theorem.
result Rigorous proof of Hamilton's theorem.
Study ancient Ricci flows with nonnegative Ricci curvature and their asymptotic geometry.
problem Understanding the asymptotic geometry of ancient Ricci flows with nonnegative Ricci curvature.
method Analyze tangent flows at infinity and use estimates for noncollapsed F-limit metric solitons.
result Two dichotomy theorems for ancient Ricci flows: either the asymptotic volume ratio is zero or every tangent flow is a Ricci flat cone.
Study proves existence and uniqueness of ancient flows from cones.
problem Existence and uniqueness of ancient rescaled mean curvature flows.
method Proved existence and uniqueness using strong uniqueness theorem.
result Proved existence and uniqueness of ancient flows from cones.
Study mean curvature flow into evolving manifold with coupled flows.
problem Analyzing mean curvature flow in evolving Riemannian manifolds.
method Coupling Ricci flow and harmonic map heat flow, calculating variations, and using Harnack expressions.
result Obtained a Huisken monotonicity-type formula for mean curvature flow.
We study graphical mean curvature flow of complete solutions defined on subsets of Euclidean space. We obtain smooth long time existence. The projections of the evolving graphs also solve mean curvature flow. Hence this approach allows to smoothly flow through singularities by studying graphical mean curvature flow wit…
Study shows continuous evolution of curves in Fréchet distance.
problem Continuous evolution of curves under curvature flow.
method Curvature flow and level-set flow, analyzed in Fréchet distance.
result Evolution of curves depends continuously on initial curve.
Paper proves Harnack inequality for f-mean curvature flow.
problem Proving Harnack inequality for f-mean curvature flow. method Gradient flow of the weighed area functional with measure density function e−f. result Proves Li-Yau-Hamilton type Harnack estimate.
Constructs approximate mean curvature flows for general varifolds.
problem Mean curvature flow for general initial data.
method Approximation of mean curvature flows using varifolds and iterated push-forwards.
result Approximate mean curvature flow converges to a spacetime Brakke flow under certain conditions.
Study proves rigidity theorems for ancient solutions to mean curvature flow with convex image.
problem Rigidity of ancient solutions to mean curvature flow with convex Gauss image.
method Refined curvature estimates.
result Better rigidity theorems for ancient solutions in higher codimension.
Study on surfaces pinched by curvature in space forms converging under specific conditions.
problem Investigating convergence of surfaces pinched by curvature in space forms.
method Proving convergence theorems for surfaces pinched by normal curvature in 4-dimensional space forms.
result Generalizes Baker-Nguyen's convergence theorem for surfaces pinched by curvature.
Proves existence and uniqueness of mean curvature flow.
problem Existence and uniqueness of mean curvature flow.
method Heat kernel estimates and contraction mapping principle.
result Continuous dependence of mean curvature flow on initial data.
Smooth 3D flows from non-smooth starting points.
problem Creating smooth Ricci flows from non-smooth initial conditions.
method Generalized singular Ricci flow applied to 3D complete manifolds.
result Existence of smooth Ricci flows starting from non-smooth initial conditions.
We introduce the discrete Einstein metrics as critical points of discrete energy on triangulated 3-manifolds, and study them by discrete curvature flow of second (fourth) order. We also study the convergence of the discrete curvature flow. Discrete curvature flow of second order is an analogue of smooth Ricci flow.
Study shows uniform decay rate for singular mean curvature flows.
problem Understanding singularities in mean curvature flows.
method Rescaled flow analysis near compact singularities.
result Uniform decay order bound for the rescaled flow.
Proves existence of shrinkers via mean curvature flow.
problem Existence of shrinkers under mean curvature flow.
method Producing compact, smoothly embedded surfaces that develop singularities under mean curvature flow.
result Proves existence of many shrinkers.
Proves uniqueness of blowups for forced mean curvature flow.
problem Proving uniqueness of blowups for forced mean curvature flow.
method Adapting methods from Euclidean space mean curvature flow to handle forcing term and blow-up limits.
result Uniqueness of tangent cones for forced mean curvature flow at self-shrinkers and cylindrical self-shrinkers.
In this paper we consider a Ricci de Turck flow of spaces with isolated conical singularities, which preserves the conical structure along the flow. We establish that a given initial regularity of Ricci curvature is preserved along the flow. Moreover under additional assumptions, positivity of scalar curvature is prese…