Non-convergence and instability in the asymptotic behaviour of curves evolving by curvature

Communications in Analysis and Geometry

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 409-449

  Andrews, Ben ^a  

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EID: 0012895069     PISSN: 10198385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/CAG.2002.v10.n2.a8     Document Type: Article

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