Non-uniqueness of curve shortening flow
Abstract
We formulate a uniqueness conjecture for curve shortening flow of proper curves on certain symmetric surfaces and give an example of a non-flat metric on the plane with respect to which curve shortening flow is not unique. That is, with respect to a suitably chosen metric, we construct a non-static solution to curve shortening flow starting from a properly embedded geodesic.
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