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arxiv: 1501.03792 · v5 · pith:LMSWAKLGnew · submitted 2015-01-15 · 🧮 math.SP · math.AP· math.DG· math.OC

An inequality for the maximum curvature through a geometric flow

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We provide a new proof of the following inequality: the maximum curvature $k_\mathrm{max}$ and the enclosed area $A$ of a smooth Jordan curve satisfy $k_\mathrm{max}\ge \sqrt{\pi/A}$. The feature of our proof is the use of the curve shortening flow.

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