The curve shortening problem

The Curve Shortening Problem

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 1-255

  Chou, Kai Seng ^a   Zhu, Xi Ping ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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