Curve shortening makes convex curves circular (Q795341)

The author considers a one parameter family of closed convex \(C^ 2\) curves in the plane such that, with increasing time parameter, the curves are deformed along their inner normals at a rate proportional to the curvature. In a former paper [Duke Math. J. 50, 1225-1229 (1983; Zbl 0534.52008)] he had shown that the isoperimetric ratio \(L^ 2/A\) decreases, here he proves that it approaches 4\(\pi\) as the enclosed area approaches zero. Under suitable normalization, the curves converge to a unit circle.