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We consider the mean curvature flow of the graph of a smooth map $f:\mathbb{R}^2\to\mathbb{R}^2$ between two-dimensional Euclidean spaces. If $f$ satisfies an area-decreasing property, the solution exists for all times and the evolving submanifold stays the graph of an area-decreasing map $f_t$. Further, we prove unifo…

We discuss a special class of solutions to the minimal surface system. These are vector-valued functions that "decrease area" and are natural generalization of scalar functions. After defining area-decreasing maps, we show several classical results for the minimal surface equation can be generalized. We also conjecture…

Let $f:M\to N$ be a smooth area decreasing map between two Riemannian manifolds $(M,\gm)$ and $(N,\gn)$. Under weak and natural assumptions on the curvatures of $(M,\gm)$ and $(N,\gn)$, we prove that the mean curvature flow provides a smooth homotopy of $f$ to a constant map.

Maps on foliated manifolds decrease area and scalar curvature is negative.

In this article we give a complete description of the evolution of an area decreasing map $f:M\to N$ induced by its mean curvature in the situation where $M$ and $N$ are complete Riemann surfaces with bounded geometry, $M$ being compact, for which their sectional curvatures $σ_M$, $σ_N$ satisfy $\minσ_M\ge\supσ_N$.

The study examines the graphical mean curvature flow on compact manifolds with bounded bi-Ricci curvature.

Study on mean curvature flow of graphs in higher dimensions.

Let $\big(M,g^{TM}\big)$ be a noncompact complete spin Riemannian manifold of even dimension $n$, with $k^{TM}$ denote the associated scalar curvature. Let $f\colon M\rightarrow S^{n}(1)$ be a smooth area decreasing map, which is locally constant near infinity and of nonzero degree. We show that if $k^{TM}\geq n(n-1)$ …

Let f be a smooth map between unit spheres of possibly different dimensions. We prove the global existence and convergence of the mean curvature flow of the graph of f under various conditions. A corollary is that any area-decreasing map between unit spheres (of possibly different dimensions) is homotopic to a constant…

In this note, we prove a Schwarz-Pick type lemma for minimal maps between negatively curved Riemannian surfaces. More precisely, we prove that if $f:M \to N$ is a minimal map with bounded Jacobian between two complete negatively curved Riemann surfaces M and N whose sectional curvatures $σ_M$ and $σ_N$ satisfy $infσ_M …

Sharp estimate for flow in any dimension.

We derive pointwise curvature estimates for graphical mean curvature flows in higher codimensions. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such estimates without assuming smallness of first derivatives of the defining map. An immediate application is a convergence theorem of the mean curvature flow of the graph…

The paper proves a 'long neck principle' for Riemannian spin manifolds with positive scalar curvature.

New quantity helps map homotopy classes in complex spaces.

Characterizes a general range decreasing group homomorphism.

We decrease the $rms$ mean curvature and area of a variable surface with a fixed boundary by iterating a few times through a curvature-based variational algorithm. For a boundary with a known minimal surface, starting with a deliberately chosen non-minimal surface, we achieve up to 65 percent of the total possible decr…

Study on self-maps of a manifold minus a curve, verifying sharp estimates.

We generalize optimal inequalities of C. Loewner and M. Gromov, by proving lower bounds for the total volume in terms of the homotopy systole and the stable systole. Our main tool is the construction of an area-decreasing map to the Jacobi torus, streamlining and generalizing the construction of the first author in col…

We prove certain optimal systolic inequalities for a closed Riemannian manifold (X,g), depending on a pair of parameters, n and b. Here n is the dimension of X, while b is its first Betti number. The proof of the inequalities involves constructing Abel-Jacobi maps from X to its Jacobi torus T^b, which are area-decreasi…

A theorem on odd dimensional noncompact manifolds shows curvature bounds.

Paper generalizes Schwarz Lemma for VT harmonic maps with conditions.

In this work we classify the stable regions (second order minima of perimeter under an area constraint) in tori of revolution with piecewise continuous decreasing Gauss curvature from the longest parallel and with a horizontal symmetry. Some applications to isoperimetric problems are also given.

New curve flow preserves area and converges to a circle.

We study the problem of finding a minimal graph with prescribed boundary data in arbitrary dimension and codimension. Existence, uniqueness, stability and regularity are treated. We first present the well-known results for codimension one: Jenkins-Serrin's existence theorem, convexity properties of the area which give …

BiLipschitz mappings can be extended to preserve area.

Study connects curvature bounds to map existence and flow solutions.

New proof of Llarull's rigidity theorem in odd dimensions via spectral flow.

In this note, we show that the solution to the Dirichlet problem for the minimal surface system in any codimension is unique in the space of distance-decreasing maps. This follows as a corollary of the following stability theorem: if a minimal submanifold $Σ$ is the graph of a (strictly) distance-decreasing map, then $…

We prove that every stationary polyhedral varifold minimizes area in the following senses: (1) its area cannot be decreased by a one-to-one Lipschitz ambient deformation that coincides with the identity outside of a compact set, and (2) it is the varifold associated to a mass-minimizing flat chain with coefficients in …

New SAGA algorithm with decreasing step for stochastic optimization.

4-manifolds with nonnegative sectional curvature are area-extremal.

There is a small number of case studies of automatic land cover classification on the coastal area. Here, I test extraction of seagrass beds, sandy area, oyster farming rafts at Mangoku-ura Lagoon, Miyagi, Japan by comparing manual tracing, simple image segmentation, and image transformation using deep learning. The re…

Exponential proportion of pseudo-Anosovs in mapping class groups.

Maps between positively curved manifolds with non-increasing area are rigid.

Proves rigidity of maps between manifolds with scalar curvature constraints.

Let $M=Σ_1\times Σ_2$ be the product of two compact Riemannian manifolds of dimension $n\geq 2$ and two, respectively. Let $Σ$ be the graph of a smooth map $f:Σ_1\mapsto Σ_2$, then $Σ$ is an $n$-dimensional submanifold of $M$. Let ${\frak G}$ be the Grassmannian bundle over $M$ whose fiber at each point is the set of …

Let $N$ be a complete manifold with bounded geometry, such that $\sec_N\le -σ< 0$ for some positive constant $σ$. We investigate the mean curvature flow of the graphs of smooth length-decreasing maps $f:\mathbb{R}^m\to N$. In this case, the solution exists for all times and the evolving submanifold stays the graph of a…

Gradient flow method solves isoperimetric inequality for maps.

The study finds a continuous map achieving minmax area under Legendrian constraints.

We analyze a gradient flow of closed planar curves minimizing the anisoperimetric ratio. For such a flow the normal velocity is a function of the anisotropic curvature and it also depends on the total interfacial energy and enclosed area of the curve. In contrast to the gradient flow for the isoperimetric ratio, we sho…

Characterizes area-minimizing maps for surfaces of genus ≥ 2.

The goal of this paper was to predict the placement in the multiplayer game PUBG (playerunknown battleground). In the game, up to one hundred players parachutes onto an island and scavenge for weapons and equipment to kill others, while avoiding getting killed themselves. The available safe area of the game map decreas…

An ODE variational calculation shows that an image principle curvature ratio factor can raise the lower bound, 2(Image Area), on energy of a harmonic map of a surface into Rn. In certain situations, including all radially symmetry harmonic maps, equality is achieved.

Study of area minimizing surfaces in homotopy classes of maps.

This paper sets a lower bound for the Gauss map area of surfaces in S^3.

Study uniformly differentiable graphs in Carnot groups, proving area formulas.

We study sharp asymptotics of the first eigenvalue on Riemannian surfaces obtained from a fixed Riemannian surface by attaching a collapsing flat handle or cross cap to it. Through a careful choice of parameters this construction can be used to strictly increase the first eigenvalue normalized by area if the initial su…

We study geometric properties of the Lagrangian self-shrinking tori in $\mathbb R^4$. When the area is bounded above uniformly, we prove that the entropy for the Lagrangian self-shrinking tori can only take finitely many values; this is done by deriving a Łojasiewicz-Simon type gradient inequality for the branched conf…