Propagation of a Mean Curvature Flow in a Cone

Abstract

We consider a mean curvature flow in a cone, that is, a hypersurface in a cone which moves toward the opening with normal velocity equaling to the mean curvature, and the contact angle between the hypersurface and the cone boundary being $\epsilon$-periodic in its position. First, by constructing a family of self-similar solutions, we give a priori estimates for the radially symmetric solutions and prove the global existence. Then we consider the homogenization limit as $\ve\to 0$, and use {\it the slowest self-similar solution} to characterize the solution, with error $O(1)\ve^{1/6}$, in some finite time interval.