
arXiv: 1109.6699
In this paper, we study the deformation of the 2 dimensional convex surfaces in $\R^{3}$ whose speed at a point on the surface is proportional to $\alpha$-power of positive part of Gauss Curvature. First, for 1/2<\alpha\leq 1$, we show that there is smooth solution if the initial data is smooth and strictly convex and that there is a viscosity solution with $C^{1,1}$-estimate before the collapsing time if the initial surface is only convex. Moreover, we show that there is a waiting time effect which means the flat spot of the convex surface will persist for a while. We also show the interface between the flat side and the strictly convex side of the surface remains smooth on $0 < t < T_0$ under certain necessary regularity and non-degeneracy initial conditions, where $ T_0$ is the vanishing time of the flat side.
collapsing time, Smoothness and regularity of solutions to PDEs, 35K20, 35K55, 35K96, 53A05, 53C44, 2-dimensional convex surfaces, \(C^{1,1}\)-estimates, Parabolic equations and parabolic systems, Viscosity solutions to PDEs, Mathematics - Analysis of PDEs, waiting time effect, Nonlinear parabolic equations, Initial value problems for second-order parabolic equations, Geometric evolution equations (mean curvature flow, Ricci flow, etc.), Analysis
collapsing time, Smoothness and regularity of solutions to PDEs, 35K20, 35K55, 35K96, 53A05, 53C44, 2-dimensional convex surfaces, \(C^{1,1}\)-estimates, Parabolic equations and parabolic systems, Viscosity solutions to PDEs, Mathematics - Analysis of PDEs, waiting time effect, Nonlinear parabolic equations, Initial value problems for second-order parabolic equations, Geometric evolution equations (mean curvature flow, Ricci flow, etc.), Analysis
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