The paper examines Ricci flows with closed and smooth tangent flows, proving uniqueness and characterizing ancient flows.
problem Characterizing and understanding Ricci flows with closed and smooth tangent flows.
method Analyzing ancient and finite-time singularity Ricci flows to prove uniqueness and characterizations.
result The tangent flow is unique and characterizes ancient and finite-time singularity flows.
Study K-R flow on Hirzebruch surfaces, showing tangent flows are K-R flows with orbifold singularities.
problem Finite time singularities in Kähler-Ricci flow on Hirzebruch surfaces.
method Analyze tangent flows based at singular points.
result Tangent flows are K-R flows with orbifold singularities.
The paper studies stability and singularities of a two-convex level set flow.
problem Stability and singularities of a two-convex level set flow.
method Assumes two-convex initial hypersurface and finitely many singular times, then shows the singular set has finitely many connected components.
result Near each connected component of the singular set, the perturbed flow has the same type of singular set.
Proves smoothness of conical singularities in mean curvature flow.
problem Resolving singularities in mean curvature flow.
method Analyzes smooth hypersurfaces with isolated conical singularities.
result Smoothness of level set flow through asymptotically conical singularities.
Study resolves flow through cylindrical singularities, proving nonfattening.
problem Analyzing free boundary flow through cylindrical singularities.
method Foundational results for free boundary Brakke flows and classification of ancient flows.
result Proves all cylindrical singularities have a mean-convex neighborhood, leading to well-posed flow.
Finite singular times for symmetric network curvature flow.
problem Formation of singularities in network curvature flow.
method Curvature flow of networks with symmetric initial data and two triple junctions.
result The set of singular times is finite.
Survey on Ricci flow on spaces with conical singularities.
problem Analyzing Ricci flow on spaces with isolated conical singularities.
method Ricci de Turck flow preserving conical singularities, stability of Ricci flat metrics, preservation of positive scalar curvature under certain conditions.
result Ricci flat metrics with isolated conical singularities are stable and positive scalar curvature is preserved under the flow.
Study neck pinches in Lagrangian flows, proving stability and introducing new singularities.
problem Understanding neck pinches in Lagrangian flows.
method Introduced nondegenerate neck pinch and teardrop singularities, proving stability and answering questions.
result Nondegenerate neck pinches are stable and can be perturbed to nondegenerate singularities.
Singularities of the mean curvature flow of an embedded surface in R^3 are expected to be modelled on self-shrinkers that are compact, cylindrical, or asymptotically conical. In order to understand the flow before and after the singular time, it is crucial to know the uniqueness of tangent flows at the singularity. In …
Mean curvature flow shows singularities on smooth surfaces.
problem Understanding singularities in mean curvature flow.
method Analyzing spherical or nondegenerate neck pinches.
result First singular time has isolated singularities.
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.
We introduce singular Ricci flows, which are Ricci flow spacetimes subject to certain asymptotic conditions. We consider the behavior of Ricci flow with surgery starting from a fixed initial compact Riemannian 3-manifold, as the surgery parameter varies. We prove that the flow with surgery subconverges to a singular Ri…
In this paper, we study the singularities of two extended Ricci flow systems --- connection Ricci flow and Ricci harmonic flow using newly-defined curvature quantities. Specifically, we give the definition of three types of singularities and their corresponding singularity models, and then prove the convergence. In add…
The study shows stability of neckpinch singularities in mean curvature flows.
problem Stability of neckpinch singularities in mean curvature flows.
method Analysis of mean curvature flow and perturbations.
result Stability of neckpinch singularities in mean curvature flows.
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.
Paper proves strong uniqueness of cylindrical tangent flows near singularity in Ricci flow.
problem Proving strong uniqueness of cylindrical tangent flows near singularity in Ricci flow.
method Established Lojasiewicz inequality for pointed W-entropy under cylindrical geometry assumption. result Strong uniqueness of cylindrical tangent flows at first singular time of Ricci flow proved.
Paper studies generic dynamics of MCFs with spherical singularities.
problem Characterizing the generic behavior of mean curvature flow with spherical singularities.
method Level set formulation of mean curvature flow, analysis of arrival time function.
result Generically, the arrival time function has at most C2 regularity. 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.
The Type IIA flow converges on symplectic manifolds, with singularity models identified.
problem Little was known about the singularities of the Type IIA flow.
method Formulated and proved convergence theorems for the Type IIA flow.
result Identified singularity models for the Type IIA flow.
Ancient ovals are key blowup limits in 3D Ricci flow near singularities.
problem Understanding blowup limits in 3D Ricci flow near singularities.
method Proving ancient ovals are blowup limits if and only if spherical singularities accumulate.
result Ancient ovals are necessary and sufficient for blowup limits in 3D Ricci flow.
Study finite time singularities in Ricci flow with bounded scalar curvature.
problem Understanding finite time singularities in Ricci flow with bounded scalar curvature.
method Analyzing blow-up sequences of locally Type I singularities.
result Every blow-up sequence of a locally Type I singularity has a specific property.
The Kähler-Ricci flow near conical singularities is described with a C/t curvature bound.
problem Describing the Kähler-Ricci flow near conical singularities.
method Showed a C/t curvature bound and used the unique Kähler-Ricci expander. result The flow near each singular point is modelled on the unique Kähler-Ricci expander.
Backwards uniqueness proved for flows with asymptotically conical singularities.
problem Proving uniqueness of mean curvature flows with specific singularities.
method Developed new global tools to handle singularities, asymptotic structure, and smooth parts of flows.
result Backwards uniqueness for mean curvature flows with asymptotically conical singularities proved.
Study on singularities in Lagrangian mean curvature flow with special Lagrangian cones.
problem Understanding singularities in Lagrangian mean curvature flow.
method Analysis of tangent flows and blowup limits of special Lagrangian cones.
result Uniqueness of tangent flows in dimension two and any dimension when the link is connected.
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.
Mean curvature flow shows a surface fattening at its first singular point.
problem Understanding the behavior of surfaces under mean curvature flow.
method Proving existence of a genus-g surface with specific properties under mean curvature flow. result The genus-g surface fattens at the first singular time, and as g increases, the shrinker converges to a multiplicity 2 plane. Study on hyperbolic elastic flow, proving convergence and quantifying singularities.
problem Understanding singularities and convergence of elastic flow in hyperbolic plane.
method Analyzes closed and open curves with clamped boundary conditions, proving convergence without small energy assumption.
result Each singularity carries an energy cost of at least 8, and blow-ups are explicitly classified.
Genus one singularity appears in mean curvature flow for certain initial conditions.
problem Understanding singularities in mean curvature flow.
method Analyzing one-parameter families of initial conditions in R3. result A robust genus one singularity appears in mean curvature flow.
Study curve shortening flow on Riemann surfaces with conical singularities.
problem Evolution of curves on Riemann surfaces with singular points.
method Curve shortening flow governed by a degenerate quasilinear parabolic equation.
result Evolving curves stay fixed at singular points and show collapsing and convergence results.
The paper studies singularities in a complex flow related to mean curvature.
problem Investigating singularities in a complex flow related to mean curvature.
method Constructing two distinct examples of singularities using the line bundle mean curvature flow.
result Found a finite time singularity, ruling out long time existence of the flow.
Study solutions and singularities of G2-structures flows on specific manifolds.
problem Investigate singularities and solutions of G2-structures flows.
method Explicit solutions and singularities of Ricci-harmonic flow, Ricci-like flows, and negative gradient flow of G2-structures on specific manifolds.
result First examples of Type I singularities of Ricci-harmonic flow and Type IIb and Type III singularities of Ricci-like flows.
Compactness results for Hermitian manifolds help understand Type IIB flow.
problem Understanding singularities in the Type IIB flow.
method Formulated convergence criteria for Hermitian manifolds and applied them to the Type IIB flow.
result Existence of singularity models for the Type IIB flow.
Study of flows with a single singular point on a 2D disk.
problem Classifying flows with a unique singular point on a 2D disk.
method Used a two-colored rooted tree (destingueshed graph) to classify flows and constructed a flow code.
result Found all possible structures of flows with up to 7 separatrices.
Study on mean curvature flow through singularities in 3D and 4D.
problem Understanding mean curvature flow through singular points.
method General introduction and classification of singularities in R3 and R4. result Classification of all noncollapsed singularities in R4. Ricci flow modelled on specific singularities on closed manifolds.
problem Analyzing singularities in Ricci flows.
method Closed manifold Ricci flow with singularity modeled on asymptotically conical shrinkers.
result Ricci flow solution forms a singularity that matches the given asymptotically conical shrinker.
Paper studies heat flow for maps on manifolds, avoiding singularities.
problem Avoiding singularities in heat flow for maps on manifolds.
method Introduces regularized conformal heat flow for n-harmonic maps. result Regularized n-conformal heat flow does not develop finite time singularities. Curve Shortening Flow preserves circularity for convex projections.
problem Understanding the behavior of curves under Curve Shortening Flow.
method Contradiction argument and analysis of tangent flows.
result Smooth curves with convex projections become asymptotically circular under Curve Shortening Flow.
This paper studies mean curvature flows near cylindrical singularities.
problem Understanding the behavior of mean curvature flows near cylindrical singularities.
method Proved the rescaled flow converges to a graph over a cylinder, defined nondegeneracy, and showed properties of nondegenerate singularities.
result Nondegenerate cylindrical singularities are isolated, have a mean convex neighborhood, and are type-I.
The paper estimates the volume of singular points in evolving surfaces.
problem Estimating the volume of singular points in evolving surfaces.
method Uniform and sharp volume estimates for singular sets of mean curvature flows.
result Uniform and sharp volume estimates for singular sets of mean curvature flows.
Local singularity analysis for Ricci flows with applications to bounded scalar curvature.
problem Understanding the nature of singularities in Ricci flows.
method Local singularity analysis, introducing Type I and Type II singular points, and proving curvature blow-up rates.
result Ricci curvature must blow up at least at a Type I rate near singular points of a Ricci flow.
In previous work, Angenent, Isenberg, and Knopf created type-II Ricci flow neckpinch singularities. In this paper we construct solutions to Ricci flow whose initial data is the singular metric resulting from these singularities. We show in particular that the curvature decreases at the same rate at which it blew up. Th…
Study curve shortening flow on Riemann surfaces with conic singularities.
problem Analyzing curve shortening flow on surfaces with conic singularities.
method Generalized Huisken's comparison function to Riemann surfaces and surfaces with conic singularities. Reproofed Gage-Hamilton-Grayson theorem. Proved CSF can't touch conic singularities with cone angles ≤ π.
result CSF can't touch conic singularities with cone angles ≤ π for embedded simple closed curves.
Kähler-Ricci flow shows type II singularity on Fano threefolds.
problem Understanding the behavior of Kähler-Ricci flow on Fano threefolds.
method Analyzing the Kähler-Ricci flow on Fano threefolds from a specific family.
result Kähler-Ricci flow develops type II singularity on Fano threefolds from the specified family.
In this article, we consider the Angenent-Caputo-Knopf's Ricci Flow through neckpinch singularities. We will explain how one can see the A-C-K's Ricci flow through a neckpinch singularity as a flow of integral current spaces. We then prove the continuity of this weak flow with respect to the Sormani-Wenger Intrinsic Fl…
Level set flow's singularities are type I under 2-convexity, leading to specific curvature blow-up rates.
problem Understanding the nature and behavior of singularities in level set flow.
method Analytical approach using Lojasiewicz inequality and curvature blow-up rates.
result The arrival time is C2 near a critical point if and only if it satisfies a Lojasiewicz inequality. We establish several quantitative results about singular Ricci flows, including estimates on the curvature and volume, and the set of singular times.
Proves uniqueness of cylindrical tangent flows in mean curvature flow.
problem Proving uniqueness of cylindrical singularity models in mean curvature flow.
method Inspired by Székelyhidi's approach, uses a different method to prove uniqueness.
result Proves uniqueness of cylindrical tangent flows.
Higher-dimensional Ricci flows are shown to have unique and stable solutions.
problem Stability and uniqueness of Ricci flows in higher dimensions.
method Generalization of Bamler-Kleiner's proof to higher dimensions, use of Brendle's classification of κ-solutions, and maximum principle for linearized Ricci-DeTurck flow.
result Canonical evolution through singularities for manifolds with positive isotropic curvature.