##  [Mean Curvature Flow](/mean-curvature-flow) 

  ##  [Mean Curvature Flow](https://puremath.quantumdictionary.io/mean-curvature-flow-0) 

  

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Definition

A geometric parabolic evolution of a hypersurface in a Riemannian manifold in which each point moves in the normal direction with velocity equal to the mean curvature at that point; commonly abbreviated MCF.