In this note we establish exponentially fast smooth convergence for global curve diffusion flows, and discuss open problems relating embeddedness to global existence (Giga's conjecture) and the shape of Type I singularities (Chou's conjecture).
Citation: Glen Wheeler. Convergence for global curve diffusion flows[J]. Mathematics in Engineering, 2022, 4(1): 1-13. doi: 10.3934/mine.2022001
In this note we establish exponentially fast smooth convergence for global curve diffusion flows, and discuss open problems relating embeddedness to global existence (Giga's conjecture) and the shape of Type I singularities (Chou's conjecture).
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Glen Wheeler. Convergence for global curve diffusion flows[J]. Mathematics in Engineering, 2022, 4(1): 1-13. doi: 10.3934/mine.2022001
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