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Prescribing the Maslov Form of Lagrangian Immersions

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We formulate and apply a modified Lagrangian mean curvature flow to prescribe the Maslov form of Lagrangian immersions in ℂn. We prove longtime existence results and derive optimal results for curves.

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Smoczyk, K. Prescribing the Maslov Form of Lagrangian Immersions. Geometriae Dedicata 91, 59–69 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016238817734

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  • Lagrangian
  • mean curvature flow
  • Maslov form