A short proof of monotonicity formula for curve shortening flow in 3D

2015/12/28 by Hayk Mikayelyan, Mikayelyan, Hayk
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1512.08337

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Abstract

We give a rather elementary proof of a Huisken-type monotonicity formula for curve shortening flow in 3D.

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