Paper · Aug 13, 2021

No breather theorems for the mean curvature flow

Liang Cheng, Yongjia Zhang

math.DGWider flowsarXiv:2108.06052
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In this article we study the breathers of the mean curvature flow in the Euclidean space. A breather is a solution to the mean curvature flow which repeats itself up to isometry and scaling once in a while. We prove several no breather theorems in the noncompact category, that is, under certain conditions, a breather of the mean curvature flow must be a solitonic solution (self-shrinker, self-expander, or translator).

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    Peter M. Topping PDF

    Topics Boundaries & non-compact · Shared terms “breather”

  2. Convexity of mean convex asymptotically conical self-expanders to the mean curvature flow

    Junming XieWider flows PDF

    Topics Self-shrinkers & translators, Boundaries & non-compact · Shared terms “self expanders”

  3. Pseudolocality and uniqueness of Ricci flow on almost Euclidean noncompact manifolds

    Liang Cheng and Yongjia Zhang PDF

    Topics Boundaries & non-compact · Same authors Liang Cheng, Yongjia Zhang · Shared terms “Euclidean space”

  4. Poincaré inequality and topological rigidity of translators and self-expanders for the mean curvature flow

    Debora Impera and Michele RimoldiWider flows PDF

    Topics Self-shrinkers & translators · Shared terms “self expanders”, “Euclidean space”

  5. Codimension two mean curvature flow of entire graphs

    Andreas Savas-Halilaj and Knut SmoczykWider flows PDF

    Topics Self-shrinkers & translators, Boundaries & non-compact · Shared terms “self expanders”

  6. Self-expanders to the mean curvature flow based on the generalized Lawson-Osserman cone

    Chen-Kuan LeeWider flows PDF

    Topics Self-shrinkers & translators · Shared terms “self expanders”

  7. The Boundary Term in Huisken's Monotonicity Formula and the Entropy of Translators

    Brian WhiteWider flows PDF

    Topics Self-shrinkers & translators, Boundaries & non-compact

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