Faculty Advisor
Jackson, Martin
Area of Study
Science and Mathematics
Publication Date
Summer 2011
Abstract
Curve shortening is a geometric process that continually evolves a curve based on its curvature.Self-similar solutions to the curve shortening equation maintain their form throughoutthe process, though they can be scaled, translated, or rotated. These self-similar solutionscorrespond to the invariant solutions of the symmetry method for solving differential equations.
Recommended Citation
Geertz-Larson, Peter, "Symmetry Methods and Self-Similar Solutions to Curve Shortening" (2011). Summer Research. 142.
https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/summer_research/142
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University of Puget Sound