A strong stability condition on minimal submanifolds and its implications

Abstract

We identify a strong stability condition on minimal submanifolds that implies uniqueness and dynamical stability properties. In particular, we prove a uniqueness theorem and a C^1 dynamical stability theorem of the mean curvature flow for minimal submanifolds that satisfy this condition. The latter theorem states that the mean curvature flow of any other submanifold in a C^1 neighborhood of such a minimal submanifold exists for all time, and converges exponentially to the minimal one. This extends our previous uniqueness and stability theorem [arXiv:1605.03645] which applies only to calibrated submanifolds of special holonomy ambient manifolds.

50 pages; Appendix C to gives the details for the C^2 convergence; to appear in J. Reine Angew. Math. (Crelle's Journal)

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