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2026/109/1-2 (2) — DOI: 10.5486/PMD.2026.10369 — pp. 23-44

Asymptotic convergence for a class of fully nonlinear inverse curvature flows in a cone

Authors: Ya Gao and Jing Mao Orcid.org link for Jing Mao

Abstract:

For a given smooth convex cone in the Euclidean $(n+1)$-space $\mathbb{R}^{n+1}$ which is centered at the origin, we investigate the evolution of strictly mean convex hypersurfaces, which are star-shaped with respect to the center of the cone and which meet the cone perpendicularly, along an inverse curvature flow with the speed equal to $\left(f(r)H\right)^{-1}$, where $f$ is a positive function of the radial distance parameter $r$, and $H$ is the mean curvature of the evolving hypersurfaces. The evolution of those hypersurfaces inside the cone yields a fully nonlinear parabolic Neumann problem. Under suitable constraints on the first and the second derivatives of the radial function $f$, we can prove the long-time existence of this flow, and moreover, the evolving hypersurfaces converge smoothly to a piece of the round sphere.

Keywords: inverse curvature flow, Neumann boundary condition, asymptotic convergence

Mathematics Subject Classification: 53E10; 35K10