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Research Report MRR01-019

Classification of limiting shapes for isotropic curve flows

Ben Andrews

Abstract: A complete classification is given of curves in the plane which contract homothetically when evolved according to a power of their curvature. Applications are given to the limiting behaviour of the flows in various situations.

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