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A note on generalized BV mean curvature flow with a critical forcing term

Analysis of PDEs 2026-08-06 v1 Differential Geometry

Abstract

In this note, we show that a weak mean curvature flow with critical forcing term obtained by Liu--Tonegawa (2024) satisfies the BV-type area change formula, that is, their flow is not only a Brakke flow but also a generalized BV flow, which is proposed by Stuvard--Tonegawa (2024). To establish this result, we identify minimal conditions under which a Brakke flow satisfies the area-change formula. As an application of our main theorem, we derive a lower bound for the extinction time of generalized BV flows with a critical forcing term. We also outline the proof of a compactness theorem for generalized BV flows.

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@article{arxiv.2608.05760,
  title  = {A note on generalized BV mean curvature flow with a critical forcing term},
  author = {Kiichi Tashiro},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.05760},
  year   = {2026}
}

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