On the inverse mean curvature flow in warped product manifolds

TL;DR

This paper studies the inverse mean curvature flow in warped product manifolds, identifying curvature conditions on the base manifold that guarantee long-time existence of star-shaped solutions.

Contribution

It establishes sufficient curvature conditions on the base manifold to ensure the global existence of inverse mean curvature flow starting from star-shaped surfaces.

Findings

Derived curvature conditions for long-time flow existence

Analyzed inverse mean curvature flow in warped product settings

Extended understanding of geometric flow behavior in warped geometries

Abstract

We consider the warped product manifold, $\mathbb{R}_+ \times_{\bf{Id}} M^n$, with Riemannian metric $\gamma\equiv \mathrm{d} r^2 \oplus r^2 \sigma$, where $(M^n, \sigma)$ is a smooth closed Riemannian $n$-manifold. We investigate what sufficient curvature condition is required of $\sigma$ to ensure that a solution to the inverse mean curvature flow - commencing with a star-shaped surface - exists for all times $t>0$.