Shrinking doughnuts via variational methods
classification
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curvaturedoughnutsflowmethodsproofshrinkingvariationalalternative
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We use variational methods and a modified curvature flow to give an alternative proof of the existence of a self-shrinking torus under mean curvature flow. As a consequence of the proof, we establish an upper bound for the weighted energy of our shrinking doughnuts.
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