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Convergence of Curve Shortening Flow to Translating Soliton

Differential Geometry 2018-07-31 v1

Abstract

This paper concerns with the asymptotic behavior of complete non-compact convex curves embedded in R2\mathbb{R}^2 under the α\alpha-curve shortening flow for exponents α>12\alpha >\frac12. We show that any such curve having in addition its two ends asymptotic to two parallel lines, converges under α\alpha-curve shortening flow to the unique translating soliton whose ends are asymptotic to the same parallel lines. This is a new result even in the standard case α=1\alpha=1, and we prove for all exponents up to the critical case α>12\alpha>\frac12.

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@article{arxiv.1807.11100,
  title  = {Convergence of Curve Shortening Flow to Translating Soliton},
  author = {Beomjun Choi and Kyeongsu Choi and Panagiota Daskalopoulos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.11100},
  year   = {2018}
}

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