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Universality in mean curvature flow neckpinches
We study noncompact surfaces evolving by mean curvature flow. Without any
symmetry assumptions, we prove that any solution that is -close at some
time to a standard neck will develop a neckpinch singularity in finite time,
will become asymptotically rotationally symmetric in a space-time neighborhood
of its singular set, and will have a unique tangent flow.Comment: More references added, typos correcte
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