New Developments in Mean Curvature Flow of Arbitrary Codimension Inspired By Yau Rigidity Theory
Abstract
In this survey, we will focus on the mean curvature flow theory with sphere theorems, and discuss the recent developments on the convergence theorems for the mean curvature flow of arbitrary codimension inspired by the Yau rigidity theory of submanifolds. Several new differentiable sphere theorems for submanifolds are obtained as consequences of the convergence theorems for the mean curvature flow. It should be emphasized that Theorem 4.1 is an optimal convergence theorem for the mean curvature flow of arbitrary codimension, which implies the first optimal differentiable sphere theorem for submanifolds with positive Ricci curvature. Finally, we present a list of unsolved problems in this area.
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@article{arxiv.2004.13607,
title = {New Developments in Mean Curvature Flow of Arbitrary Codimension Inspired By Yau Rigidity Theory},
author = {Li Lei and Hong-Wei Xu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2004.13607},
year = {2020}
}
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This survey article was published in the Proceedings of the 7th International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians, Vol. I, 327-348, Adv. Lect. Math. 43, Int. Press, Somerville, MA, 2019