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Curvature evolution of plane curves with prescribed opening angle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 April 2009

Naoyuki Ishimura
Naoyuki Ishimura
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Tokyo 113, Japan
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Abstract

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We discuss the evolution of plane curves which are described by entire graphs with prescribed opening angle. We show that a solution converges to the unique self-similar solution with the same asymptotics.

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Research Article
Information
Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society , Volume 52 , Issue 2 , October 1995 , pp. 287 - 296
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1995

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