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Uniqueness of tangent flows at infinity for finite-entropy shortening curves

Differential Geometry 2024-06-11 v2

Abstract

In this paper, we prove that an ancient smooth curve shortening flow with finite-entropy embedded in R2\mathbb{R}^2 has a unique tangent flow at infinity. To this end, we show that its rescaled flows backwardly converge to a line with multiplity m3m\geq 3 exponentially fast in any compact region, unless the flow is a shrinking circle, a static line, a paper clip, or a translating grim reaper. In addition, we figure out the exact numbers of tips, vertices, and inflection points of the curves at negative enough time. Moreover, the exponential growth rate of graphical radius and the convergence of vertex regions to grim reaper curves will be shown.

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@article{arxiv.2405.10664,
  title  = {Uniqueness of tangent flows at infinity for finite-entropy shortening curves},
  author = {Kyeongsu Choi and Dong-Hwi Seo and Wei-Bo Su and Kai-Wei Zhao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.10664},
  year   = {2024}
}