Curvature-Torsion Entropy for Twisted Curves under Curve Shortening Flow

DOI10.1017/S0004972723000643arXiv2305.07171MaRDI QIDQ6436330FDOQ6436330

Authors: Gabriel Khan 

Publication date: 11 May 2023

Abstract: We study curve-shortening flow for twisted curves in $mathbb{R}^3$ (i.e., curves with nowhere vanishing curvature $kappa$ and torsion $au$) and define a notion of torsion-curvature entropy. Using this functional, we show that either the curve develops an inflection point or the eventual singularity is highly irregular (and likely impossible). In particular, it must be a Type II singularity which admits sequences along which $fracaukapp{a}^{2}oinfty$. This contrasts strongly with Altschuler's planarity theorem [J. Differential Geom. (1991)], which shows that along any essential blow-up sequence, $fracaukappao0$.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Curves in Euclidean and related spaces (53A04) Flows related to mean curvature (53E10)

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