For closed smooth mean curvature flows in R^{n+1}, 3≤n≤6, at the first singular time either the mean curvature or the Morse index must blow up.
On the Structure of Singularities of Weak Mean Curvature Flows with Mean Curvature Bounds
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This paper studies singularities of mean curvature flows with integral mean curvature bounds $H \in L^\infty L^p_{loc}$ for some $p \in ( n, \infty]$. For such flows, any tangent flow is given by the flow of a stationary cone $\mathbf{C}$. When $p = \infty$ and $\mathbf{C}$ is a regular cone, we prove that the tangent flow is unique. These results hold for general integral Brakke flows of arbitrary codimension in an open subset $U \subseteq \mathbb{R}^N$ with $H \in L^\infty L^p_{loc}$. For smooth, codimension one mean curvature flows with $H \in L^\infty L^\infty_{loc}$, we also show that, at points where a tangent flow is given by an area-minimizing Simons cone, there is an accompanying limit flow given by a smooth Hardt-Simon minimal surface.
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Singularities of mean curvature flow with bounded mean curvature and Morse index
For closed smooth mean curvature flows in R^{n+1}, 3≤n≤6, at the first singular time either the mean curvature or the Morse index must blow up.