Geometric Evolution Equations

The 14 papers in this collection from the July/August 2002 workshop explore the minimal surface equation, mean curvature flow, harmonic map flow, Calabi flow, Ricci flow, Kahler-Ricci flow, function theory on Kahler manifolds, flows of plane curves, convexity estimates, and the Christoffel-Minkowski problem. The contributors survey Hamilton?s program for the Ricci flow on 3-manifolds, self-similar solutions to the Ricci flow, Liouville properties on Kahler manifolds, and the evolution of embedded closed plane curves, with an emphasis on their expanding behavior. No index is provided. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)