Strict convexity proven for certain self-expanders in high dimensions.
problem Convexity of self-expanders in mean curvature flow.
method Investigation of convexity properties for asymptotically conical self-expanders.
result Strict convexity proven for n-dimensional self-expanders. Smooth approximations bound dihedral angles of convex polytopes.
problem Bounding dihedral angles of convex polytopes.
method Approximating polytopes with smooth hypersurfaces and using geometric relations.
result Established lower bounds on dihedral angles.
Unbounded convex domains have zero mean curvature on disconnected boundaries.
problem Understanding mean curvature in unbounded convex domains.
method Analyzing mean curvature on disconnected boundary components.
result Mean curvature is zero on disconnected boundary components of unbounded mean convex domains.
Formula extends mean curvature to convex sets.
problem Extending mean curvature to convex sets.
method Derived a special formula for ovaloids.
result Proved integral formula for ovaloids.
Constructs a mean curvature flow with surgery for compact mean convex hypersurfaces.
problem Mean curvature flow with surgery for compact mean convex hypersurfaces.
method Topological surgeries performed by the flow itself through nondegenerate cylindrical singularities, adjusted at smooth times.
result Extends previous results for 2-convex flows and constructs a flow for compact mean convex hypersurfaces.
Sharp bounds on mean curvature and geodesic lengths in convex hypersurfaces.
problem Finding sharp bounds on total mean curvature of convex hypersurfaces.
method Sharp lower bounds for mean width and Birkhoff invariant, characterizing spheres.
result Generalization of Álvarez Paiva's result to convex hypersurfaces.
Paper relaxes convexity assumptions in mean curvature flow results.
problem Relaxing convexity assumptions in mean curvature flow results.
method Proves a generalized Harnack inequality and uses maximum principle.
result Characterizes family of shrinking spheres for ancient solutions.
New proof shows symmetry for certain curved surfaces in higher dimensions.
problem Understanding symmetries in curved surfaces evolving over time.
method Generalized previous result to higher dimensions, proving symmetry condition.
result Uniformly 3-convex translating solitons must have SO(n−1) symmetry. The study characterizes and rules out collapsing in convex ancient mean curvature flow.
problem Characterizing and ruling out collapsing in convex ancient mean curvature flow.
method Characterization and counterexamples.
result Collapsing occurs if and only if the flow is asymptotic to at least one Grim hyperplane.
Proves flows of two-convex Lagrangians are regular, global, and converge.
problem Proves regularity, global existence, and convergence of Lagrangian mean curvature flows in the two-convex case.
method Uses a newly discovered monotone quantity to control two-convexity.
result Proves results for the mean curvature flow of area-decreasing Lagrangian submanifolds.
Proves planarity and convexity for ancient solutions of mean curvature flow.
problem Ancient solutions of mean curvature flow in higher codimension.
method Parabolically scale-invariant variation of planarity estimate, convexity proof for pinched solutions.
result Characterizes certain pinched complete ancient solutions and shrinkers in higher codimension.
We prove the convexity estimates of Huisken-Sinestrari for finite-time singularities of mean-convex, mean curvature flow with free boundary in a barrier S. Here S can be any properly embedded, oriented surface in Rn+1 of bounded geometry. We also give an alternative proof that convex mean curvature flows with …
The paper studies how convex surfaces shrink under mean curvature flow with a free boundary.
problem Mean curvature flow of convex surfaces with a free boundary on convex barriers.
method Introduced a new perturbation argument to establish convexity and pinching estimates.
result The flow contracts a sufficiently convex surface to a point in finite time, asymptotic to a half-sphere.
Ancient Lagrangian flows get limited convex solutions.
problem Controlling convex solutions of Lagrangian flows at antiquity.
method Proving a Liouville type theorem with quadratic growth restrictions.
result Ancient convex solutions are unique.
We prove that any complete immersed two-sided mean convex translating soliton Σ⊂R3 for the mean curvature flow is convex. As a corollary it follows that an entire mean convex graphical translating soliton in R3 is the axisymmetric "bowl soliton". We also show that if the mean curvature of…
Study self-expanding solutions of mean curvature flow in various dimensions.
problem Characterize complete mean convex self-expanding hypersurfaces and their properties.
method Analyzing the function ∣A∣2/∣H∣2 and ∣Aξ∣2/∣H∣2 to understand the structure of self-expanders. result Complete mean convex self-expanders are products of self-expanding curves and flat subspaces under certain conditions.
Unique ancient convex flow in a ball with free boundary found.
problem Classifying convex ancient free boundary mean curvature flows in the ball.
method Proof of existence and uniqueness in every dimension.
result A unique (modulo rotations and translations) convex ancient mean curvature flow found.
The paper proves convexity of certain solitons and expanders in high dimensions.
problem Proving convexity of specific solitons and expanders in Rn+1. method Inspired by Spruck-Xiao and Derdziński, the paper uses geometric analysis to prove convexity.
result The paper proves the convexity of complete 2-convex translating and expanding solitons and expanders in Rn+1 for n≥3. Convexity preserved in curved surfaces moving at concave speeds.
problem Deforming convex surfaces with concave speeds.
method Nonlinear geometric flows with concave speed functions.
result High curvature regions remain approximately convex.
High codimension submanifolds evolve to convex shapes, leading to smooth limiting flows.
problem Evolution of high codimension submanifolds in Rn+k. method Proving asymptotic convexity and using it to show convergence to a smooth limiting flow.
result High codimension submanifolds evolve to convex shapes, and at singular times, rescaling converges to a smooth limiting flow.
Convex solutions to a specific equation are smooth when the phase is smooth enough.
problem Regularity of solutions to the Lagrangian mean curvature equation.
method Showed regularity for convex solutions under Hölder continuity conditions on the phase.
result Convex viscosity solutions are regular if the Lagrangian phase is Hölder continuous.
Solves a specific Dirichlet problem for Lagrangian mean curvature equations.
problem Solving the Dirichlet problem for Lagrangian mean curvature equations.
method Solves the Dirichlet problem for Lagrangian mean curvature equations on uniformly convex domains.
result Solves the Dirichlet problem for Lagrangian mean curvature equations.
The study examines mean curvature flow and Heegaard surfaces in lens spaces.
problem Analyzing mean convex two-spheres and Heegaard tori in lens spaces.
method Proves path-connectedness of moduli spaces of mean convex two-spheres and Heegaard tori in manifolds with nonnegative Ricci curvature.
result There are always either one or two path components of mean convex Heegaard tori in lens spaces, depending on the ambient manifold's homotopy type.
We prove that for the mean curvature flow of two-convex hypersurfaces the intrinsic diameter stays uniformly controlled as one approaches the first singular time. We also derive sharp Ln−1-estimates for the regularity scale of the level set flow with two-convex initial data. Our proof relies on a detailed analysis…
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.
In this article, we will use the harmonic mean curvature flow to prove a new class of Alexandrov-Fenchel type inequalities for strictly convex hypersurfaces in hyperbolic space in terms of total curvature, which is the integral of Gaussian curvature on the hypersurface. We will also use the harmonic mean curvature flow…
The study proves splitting theorems for manifolds with specific curvature and boundary conditions.
problem Proving splitting theorems for manifolds with specific curvature and boundary conditions.
method Warped product splitting theorem in manifolds with Ricci curvature bounded from below, requiring parabolic and convex boundary.
result Established splitting results for various manifolds with specific curvature and boundary conditions.
In this note we announce results on the mean curvature flow of mean convex sets in 3-dimensions. Loosely speaking, our results justify the naive picture of mean curvature flow where the only singularities are neck pinches, and components which collapse to asymptotically round spheres.
The study classifies flows of finite curvature in 3D space.
problem Classifying flows of finite curvature in 3D space.
method Partial classification of eternal mean convex flows.
result Topologically nonplanar flows must exit a catenoid.
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.
We study topological obstructions to the existence of a Riemannian metric on manifolds with boundary such that the scalar curvature is non-negative and the boundary is mean convex. We construct many compact manifolds with boundary which admit no Riemannian metric with non-negative scalar curvature and mean convex bound…
Study ancient solutions to free boundary mean curvature flow in convex manifolds.
problem Understanding ancient solutions to free boundary mean curvature flow in convex manifolds.
method Establish rigidity results and construct foliations to describe ancient solutions.
result Ancient solutions to free boundary mean curvature flow are rigid and exhaust all possibilities under certain conditions.
Study shows thresholding scheme converges for mean curvature flow of convex sets.
problem Analyzing convergence of thresholding scheme for mean curvature flow.
method Time discretization using Merriman, Bence and Osher's scheme, focusing on two-phase mean convex settings.
result Time-integrated energy of approximation converges to limit's energy in minimizing movements interpretation.
The study establishes curvature estimates and convexity for a specific type of minimal surfaces.
problem Curvature estimates and convexity for a particular class of minimal surfaces.
method Compactness argument and curvature estimates for a family of surfaces.
result Characterization of convexity for properly embedded minimal surfaces with specific curvature conditions.
Ancient convex solutions to flow equations are limited to simple shapes.
problem Characterizing ancient convex solutions to flow equations.
method Analyzing mean curvature flow and curvature functions of convex hypersurfaces.
result Ancient convex solutions to flow equations are limited to spherical, cylindrical, or planar shapes.
In the last 15 years, White and Huisken-Sinestrari developed a far-reaching structure theory for the mean curvature flow of mean convex hypersurfaces. Their papers provide a package of estimates and structural results that yield a precise description of singularities and of high curvature regions in a mean convex flow.…
We consider the evolution of hypersurfaces on the unit sphere Sn+1 by their mean curvature. We prove a differential Harnack inequality for any weakly convex solution to the mean curvature flow. As an application, by applying an Aleksandrov reflection argument, we classify convex, ancient solutions of the …
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 analog of Gromov's dihedral rigidity for 3D weakly convex domains.
problem Rigidity of 3D weakly convex domains with nonnegative scalar curvature.
method Capillary minimal surfaces and foliations with nonnegative mean curvature.
result Smooth analog of Gromov's dihedral rigidity for 3D weakly convex domains.
Classifies regularity for Lagrangian mean curvature type equations.
problem Classifying regularity for Lagrangian mean curvature type equations.
method Generalized constant rank theorem for Legendre transform, constructed convex solutions, and showed regularity conditions.
result Optimal regularity conditions for Lagrangian mean curvature type equations.
We show that any strictly mean convex translator of dimension n≥3 which admits a cylindrical estimate and a corresponding gradient estimate is rotationally symmetric. As a consequence, we deduce that any translating solution of the mean curvature flow which arises as a blow-up limit of a two-convex mean curvature…
Sharp Minkowski inequality for convex surfaces in curved spaces.
problem Establishing a precise lower bound for total mean curvature of convex surfaces.
method Harmonic mean curvature flow applied to Cartan-Hadamard manifolds.
result Improved Minkowski inequality for convex surfaces in nonpositively curved 3-spaces.
New theorem on 3-manifolds with curvature and convex boundary.
problem Understanding 3-manifolds with specific curvature and boundary properties.
method Analyzes properties of Riemannian 3-manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature and mean-convex boundary.
result Shows flatness of certain 3-manifolds containing specific geometric objects.
The paper proves a theorem about mean curvature in Euclidean and hyperbolic spaces.
problem Proving a theorem about mean curvature in Euclidean and hyperbolic spaces.
method Analyzing connected mean convex regions with at least two components in Rn+1 and hyperbolic space. result Connected mean convex regions in Rn+1 with at least two components cannot have strictly positive mean curvature. Study shows bound on Uryson width for specific 3D manifolds.
problem Bounding Uryson width for 3D manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature and strictly mean convex boundary.
method Proved existence of a Morse function with uniform diameter bounds on level sets.
result Upper bound on Uryson width for the specified 3D manifolds.
In this paper we study the geometry of first time singularities of the mean curvature flow. By the curvature pinching estimate of Huisken and Sinestrari, we prove that a mean curvature flow of hypersurfaces in the Euclidean space Rn+1 with positive mean curvature is κ-noncollapsing, and a blow-up sequence conve…
We use Ilmanen's elliptic regularization to prove that for an initially smooth mean convex hypersurface in Euclidean n-space moving by mean curvature flow, the surface is very nearly convex in a spacetime neighborhood of every singularity. Previously this was known only (i) for n < 7, and (ii) for arbitrary n up to the…
Constructs ancient solutions to mean curvature flow with prescribed singular sets.
problem Creating mean-convex ancient solutions with specific singular sets.
method Constructs solutions with a prescribed singular set Kimes{0} using mean curvature flow in a Riemannian metric. result Constructs ancient solutions with a first-time singular set exactly Kimes{0}.