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Curvature Evolution of Nonconvex Lens-Shaped Domains

Differential Geometry 2009-06-02 v1 Analysis of PDEs

Abstract

We study the curvature flow of planar nonconvex lens-shaped domains, considered as special symmetric networks with two triple junctions. We show that the evolving domain becomes convex in finite time; then it shrinks homothetically to a point. Our theorem is the analog of the result of Grayson for curvature flow of closed planar embedded curves.

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@article{arxiv.0906.0166,
  title  = {Curvature Evolution of Nonconvex Lens-Shaped Domains},
  author = {G. Bellettini and M. Novaga},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0906.0166},
  year   = {2009}
}

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25 pages, 7 figures