Some examples of self-similar solutions and translating solitons for Lagrangian mean curvature flow (Q386805): Difference between revisions

Let \(F:M\times [0,T)\rightarrow \widetilde{M}\) be a smooth family of immersions of an \(m\)-dimensional manifold \(M\) into a Riemannian manifold \((\widetilde{M}, g)\) of dimension \(m+k\). \(F\) is called a mean curvature flow if it satisfies \[ \frac{\partial F}{\partial t}(p,t)=H_{t}(p) \quad \mathrm{~for~all~}(p,t)\in M\times[0,T),\tag{mcfc1} \] where \(H_t\) is the mean curvature of the immersion \(F_t := F(\cdot, t) : M \to \widetilde{M}\). When \(\widetilde{M}\) is the Euclidean space \(\mathbb{R}^{m+k}\) there is a well-studied important class of solutions of ({mcfc1}), namely, self-similar solutions. They are immersions \(F : M \to \mathbb{R}^{m+k}\) satisfying \[ H = \lambda F^\perp, \tag{mcfc2} \] where \(\lambda\) is a constant and \(F^\perp\) denotes the normal part of the position vector \(F\). A solution of ({mcfc2}) is called \textit{self-shrinker}, \textit{minimal} or \textit{self-expander} depending on whether \(\lambda < 0\), \(\lambda = 0\) or \(\lambda > 0\), respectively. Since self-shrinkers describe all possible blow-ups at a given singularity of a mean curvature flow, they model singularities of the mean curvature flow. Finally, \(M\) is called a \textit{translating soliton} if there exists a constant vector field \(V\) in \(\mathbb{R}^n\) such that \(H=V^\perp\). Translating solitons also form interesting examples of precise solutions of the mean curvature flow, since the smooth family of immersions \(F(x,t):= F(x)+ t V\) evolves, up to some tangential diffeomorphisms, by its mean curvature. \textit{D. D. Joyce}, \textit{Y.-I. Lee} and \textit{M.-P. Tsui} have constructed many examples of self-similar solutions and translating solitons for the Lagrangian mean curvature flow [J. Differ. Geom. 84, No. 1, 127--161 (2010; Zbl 1206.53071)]. These Lagrangian submanifolds are obtained as total spaces of a \(1\)-parameter family of quadrics \(Q_s,\, s\in I\subset \mathbb{R}\), where \(I\) is an open interval. By extending the method from [Joyce et al., loc. cit.], the author constructs a family of self-similar solutions and translating solitons for the Lagrangian mean curvature flow, which include examples with arbitrarily small Lagrangian angle. The examples given in the paper are non-smooth zero-Maslov class Lagrangian self-expanders which are asymptotic to a pair of planes intersecting transversely.