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Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2010-12-22 Christophe Chalons , Frédéric Coquel

We use a tangent method approach to obtain the arctic curve in a model of non-intersecting lattice paths within the first quadrant, including a q-dependent weight associated with the area delimited by the paths. Our model is characterized…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-02-20 Philippe Di Francesco , Emmanuel Guitter

We explicitly construct parameter transformations between gradient flows in metric spaces, called curves of maximal slope, having different exponents when the associated function satisfies a suitable convexity condition. These…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-04-04 Sho Shimoyama

Let $\lambda:[0,+\infty)\mapsto\mathbb{R}$ be the driving function of a chordal Loewner process. In this paper we find new conditions on $\lambda$ which imply that the process is generated by a simple curve. This result improves former one…

Complex Variables · Mathematics 2019-03-26 Henshui Zhang , Michel Zinsmeister

We consider the evolution of fronts by mean curvature in the presence of obstacles. We construct a weak solution to the flow by means of a variational method, corresponding to an implicit time-discretization scheme. Assuming the regularity…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-06-03 Luís Almeida , Antonin Chambolle , Matteo Novaga

We consider embedded, smooth curves in the plane which are either closed or asymptotic to two lines. We study their behaviour under curve shortening flow with a global forcing term. Firstly, we prove an analogue to Huisken's distance…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-05-18 Friederike Dittberner

We study the curve shortening flow on Riemann surfaces with finitely many conformal conical singularities. If the initial curve is passing through the singular points, then the evolution is governed by a degenerate quasilinear parabolic…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-05-28 Nikolaos Roidos , Andreas Savas-Halilaj

We construct a class of compact ancient solutions to the mean curvature flow in Euclidean space with high codimension. In particular, we construct higher codimensional ancient curve shortening flows. Moreover, we characterize the asymptotic…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2019-09-06 Douglas Stryker , Ao Sun

A modified Reynolds equation governing the steady flow of a fluid with low Reynolds number through a curvilinear, narrow tube, with its derivation from Stokes equations through asymptotic methods is presented. The channel considered may…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-01-08 Arpan Ghosh , Vladimir Kozlov , Sergey Nazarov

Nowadays, high-speed machining is usually used for production of hardened material parts with complex shapes such as dies and molds. In such parts, tool paths generated for bottom machining feature with the conventional parallel plane…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2013-07-05 Laurent Tapie , Bernardin Mawussi , Walter Rubio , Benoît Furet

A priori estimates for the mean curvature evolution of Killing graphs in Cartan-Hadamard manifolds with asymptotic Dirichlet conditions are established. As an application, the existence of the corresponding parabolic flow is proved,…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-03-16 Claudia Fernandes , Jorge de Lira , Matheus Soares

We show that under Space Curve Shortening flow any closed immersed curve in $\mathbb R^n$ whose projection onto $\mathbb{R}^2\times\{\vec{0}\}$ is convex remains smooth until it shrinks to a point. Throughout its evolution, the projection…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-10-29 Qi Sun

Space curve motion describes dynamics of material defects or interfaces, can be found in image processing or vortex dynamics. This article analyses some properties of space curves evolved by the curve shortening flow. In contrast to the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2022-12-23 Jiří Minarčík , Michal Beneš

In this paper we show how, under surprisingly weak assumptions, one can split a planar curve into three arcs and rearrange them (matching tangent directions) to obtain a closed curve. We also generalize this construction to curves split…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-08-24 Leonardo Alese

A nonlocal curvature flow is introduced to evolve locally convex curves in the plane. It is proved that this flow with any initial locally convex curve has a global solution, keeping the local convexity and the elastic energy of the…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2024-04-09 Laiyuan Gao , Horst Martini , Deyan Zhang

MeanFlow offers a promising framework for one-step generative modeling by directly learning a mean-velocity field, bypassing expensive numerical integration. However, we find that the highly curved generative trajectories of existing models…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Xinxi Zhang , Shiwei Tan , Quang Nguyen , Quan Dao , Ligong Han , Xiaoxiao He , Tunyu Zhang , Chengzhi Mao , Dimitris Metaxas , Vladimir Pavlovic

This paper deals with a generalized length-preserving flow for convex curves in the plane. It is shown that the flow exists globally and deforms convex curves into circles as time tends to infinity.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-04-03 Laiyuan Gao , Shengliang Pan

The L-curve method is a well-known heuristic method for choosing the regularization parameter for ill-posed problems by selecting it according to the maximal curvature of the L-curve. In this article, we propose a simplified version that…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-04-14 Stefan Kindermann , Kemal Raik

We introduce a new method of generating Computer Aided Design (CAD) profiles via a sequence of simple geometric constructions including curve offsetting, rotations and intersections. These sequences start with geometry provided by a…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-01-15 Siyi Li , Joseph G. Lambourne , Longfei Zhang , Pradeep Kumar Jayaraman , Karl. D. D. Willis

We establish existence and uniqueness results for the modified binormal curvature flow equation that generalizes the binormal curvature flow equation for a curve in $\R^3.$ In this generalization, the velocity of the curve is still directed…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-11-26 Haidar Mohamad