Self-similar solutions to the curve shortening flow

Self-similar solutions to the curve shortening flow
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Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 364 (2012), 5285-5309 Request permission

We give a classification of all self-similar solutions to the curve shortening flow in the plane.

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