Singularity profile in the mean curvature flow (Q1046456)

The paper is concerned with the evolution of a closed smooth hypersurface \(F_t\) in \(\mathbb R^{n+1}\), \(n\geq 2\), governed by the mean curvature flow \({\frac{dx}{dt} = H \nu}\). The authors are interested in the geometry of the first time singularities. The main result states that if \(F_t\), \(t\in [0,T)\), is mean convex, \(H>0\), then it is \(k\)-noncollapsing up to the first singular time \(T\), for some constant \(k>0\) depending only on \(n\) and the initial surface \(F_0\). Here, the \(k\)-noncollapsing means a pinching of \(F_t\) by a sphere from inside [cf. \textit{B. White}, J. Am. Math. Soc. 13, No.~3, 665--695 (2000; Zbl 0961.53039), J. Am. Math. Soc. 16, No.~1, 123--138 (2003; Zbl 1027.53078); \textit{G. Huisken} and \textit{C. Sinestrari}, Acta Math. 183, No.~1, 45--70 (1999; Zbl 0992.53051)].