Motion of level sets by mean curvature. I

Journal of Differential Geometry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 635-681

  Evans, L C ^a   Spruck, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 84972518016     PISSN: 0022040X     EISSN: 1945743X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/jdg/1214446559     Document Type: Article

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