Lectures on Mean Curvature Flows

Studies in Advanced Mathematics

Xi-Ping Zhu

150 pages, parution le 08/04/2003

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Résumé

"Mean curvature flow" is a term that is used to describe the evolution of a hypersurface whose normal velocity is given by the mean curvature. In the simplest case of a convex closed curve on the plane, the properties of the mean curvature flow are described by Gage-Hamilton's theorem. This theorem states that under the mean curvature flow, the curve collapses to a point, and if the flow is diluted so that the enclosed area equals $\pi$, the curve tends to the unit circle.

In this book, the author gives a comprehensive account of fundamental results on singularities and the asymptotic behavior of mean curvature flows in higher dimensions. Among other topics, he considers in detail Huisken's theorem (a generalization of Gage-Hamilton's theorem to higher dimension), evolution of non-convex curves and hypersurfaces, and the classification of singularities of the mean curvature flow.

Because of the importance of the mean curvature flow and its numerous applications in differential geometry and partial differential equations, as well as in engineering, chemistry, and biology, this book can be useful to graduate students and researchers working in these areas. The book would also make a nice supplementary text for an advanced course in differential geometry.

Prerequisites include basic differential geometry, partial differential equations, and related applications.

Titles in this series are copublished with International Press, Cambridge, MA

Contents

The curve shortening flow for convex curves
The short time existence and the evolution equation of curvatures
Contraction of convex hypersurfaces
Monotonicity and self-similar solutions
Evolution of embedded curves or surfaces (I)
Evolution of embedded curves and surfaces (II)
Evolution of embedded curves and surfaces (III)
Convexity estimates for mean convex surfaces
Li-Yau estimates and type II singularities
The mean curvature flow in Riemannian manifolds
Contracting convex hypersurfaces in Riemannian manifolds
Definition of center of mass for isolated gravitating systems

L'auteur - Xi-Ping Zhu

Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Auteur(s)	Xi-Ping Zhu
Parution	08/04/2003
Nb. de pages	150
Format	18 x 26
Couverture	Relié
Poids	495g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780821833117
ISBN13	978-0-8218-3311-7