Curve Straightening Flow Deforms Closed Plane Curves with Nonzero Rotation Number to Circles

Curve shortening-straightening flow for non-closed planar curves with infinite length

We consider a motion of non-closed planar curves with infinite length. The motion is governed by a steepest descent flow for the geometric functional which consists of the sum of the length functional and the total squared curvature. We call the flow shorteningstraightening flow. In this paper, first we prove a long time existence result for the shortening-straightening flow for non-closed plan...

On the Curve Straightening Flow of Inextensible, Open, Planar Curves

We consider the curve straightening flow of inextensible, open, planar curves generated by the Kirchhoff bending energy. It can be considered as a model for the motion of elastic, inextensible rods in a high friction regime. We derive governing equations, namely a semilinear fourth order parabolic equation for the indicatrix and a second order elliptic equation for the Lagrange multiplier. We p...

The polyharmonic heat flow of closed plane curves

A curve shortening flow rule for closed embedded plane curves with a prescribed rate of change in enclosed area.

Motivated by a problem from fluid mechanics, we consider a generalization of the standard curve shortening flow problem for a closed embedded plane curve such that the area enclosed by the curve is forced to decrease at a prescribed rate. Using formal asymptotic and numerical techniques, we derive possible extinction shapes as the curve contracts to a point, dependent on the rate of decreasing ...

Geodesics Between 3D Closed Curves Using Path-Straightening

In order to analyze shapes of continuous curves in R, we parameterize them by arc-length and represent them as curves on a unit two-sphere. We identify the subset denoting the closed curves, and study its differential geometry. To compute geodesics between any two such curves, we connect them with an arbitrary path, and then iteratively straighten this path using the gradient of an energy assoc...