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In this paper, we prove a backward uniqueness theorem for solutions to the inverse mean curvature flow on a closed manifold. As a consequence, the isometry group of a solution cannot expand within the lifetime of the solution.
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The second author was supported by NRF grant funded by MSIT (No. NRF-2020R1A2C1A01005698 and NRF-2021R1A4A1032418).
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Ho, P.T., Pyo, J. Backward uniqueness for the inverse mean curvature flow. Geom Dedicata 217, 41 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10711-023-00781-3
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