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The mean curvature flow along the K\"ahler-Ricci flow

Differential Geometry 2011-05-09 v1

Abstract

Let (M,g)(M,\overline{g}) be a K\"ahler surface, and Σ\Sigma an immersed surface in MM. The K\"ahler angle of Σ\Sigma in MM is introduced by Chern-Wolfson \cite{CW}. Let (M,g(t))(M,\overline{g}(t)) evolve along the K\"ahler-Ricci flow, and Σt\Sigma_t in (M,g(t))(M,\overline{g}(t)) evolve along the mean curvature flow. We show that the K\"ahler angle α(t)\alpha(t) satisfies the evolution equation: (tΔ)cosα=JΣt2cosα+Rsin2αcosα, (\frac{\partial}{\partial t}-\Delta)\cos\alpha=|\overline\nabla J_{\Sigma_t}|^2\cos\alpha+R\sin^2\alpha\cos\alpha, where RR is the scalar curvature of (M,g(t))(M, \overline{g}(t)). The equation implies that, if the initial surface is symplectic (Lagrangian), then along the flow, Σt\Sigma_t is always symplectic (Lagrangian) at each time tt, which we call a symplectic (Lagrangian) K\"ahler-Ricci mean curvature flow. In this paper, we mainly study the symplectic K\"ahler-Ricci mean curvature flow.

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@article{arxiv.1105.1200,
  title  = {The mean curvature flow along the K\"ahler-Ricci flow},
  author = {Xiaoli Han and Jiayu Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1105.1200},
  year   = {2011}
}

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