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OverviewExtrinsic geometric flows are characterized by a submanifold evolving in an ambient space with velocity determined by its extrinsic curvature. The goal of this book is to give an extensive introduction to a few of the most prominent extrinsic flows, namely, the curve shortening flow, the mean curvature flow, the Gauss curvature flow, the inverse-mean curvature flow, and fully nonlinear flows of mean curvature and inverse-mean curvature type. The authors highlight techniques and behaviors that frequently arise in the study of these (and other) flows. To illustrate the broad applicability of the techniques developed, they also consider general classes of fully nonlinear curvature flows. The book is written at the level of a graduate student who has had a basic course in differential geometry and has some familiarity with partial differential equations. It is intended also to be useful as a reference for specialists. In general, the authors provide detailed proofs, although for some more specialized results they may only present the main ideas; in such cases, they provide references for complete proofs. A brief survey of additional topics, with extensive references, can be found in the notes and commentary at the end of each chapter. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ben Andrews , Bennett Chow , Christine Guenther , Mat LangfordPublisher: American Mathematical Society Imprint: American Mathematical Society ISBN: 9781470464578ISBN 10: 1470464578 Pages: 790 Publication Date: 30 March 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsThe heat equation Introduction to curve shortening The Gage-Hamilton-Grayson theorem Self-similar and ancient solutions Hypersurfaces in Euclidean space Introduction to mean curvature flow Mean curvature flow of entire graphs Huisken's theorem Mean convex mean curvature flow Monotonicity formulae Singularity analysis Noncollapsing Self-similar solutions Ancient solutions Gauss curvature flows The affine normal flow Flows by superaffine powers of the Gauss curvature Fully nonlinear curvature flows Flows of mean curvature type Flows of inverse-mean curvature type Bibliography IndexReviewsThis textbook, written by four experts in the field, offers an authoritative introduction and overview to the topic of extrinsic geometric flows. It will serve well as a primary text for a graduate student who already has background knowledge of differential geometry and (some) partial differential equations. It will also serve as a useful reference for experts in the field. - John Ross, Southwestern University Author InformationBen Andrews, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Bennett Chow, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA. Christine Guenther, Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR. Mat Langford, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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