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Smooth compactness of self-shrinkers

Differential Geometry 2009-07-16 v1

Abstract

We prove a smooth compactness theorem for the space of embedded self-shrinkers in \RR3\RR^3. Since self-shrinkers model singularities in mean curvature flow, this theorem can be thought of as a compactness result for the space of all singularities and it plays an important role in studying generic mean curvature flow.

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@article{arxiv.0907.2594,
  title  = {Smooth compactness of self-shrinkers},
  author = {Tobias H. Colding and William P. Minicozzi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.2594},
  year   = {2009}
}
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