Stability of Regular Shrinkers in the Network Flow
摘要
Singularities in the network flow are modeled by self-similarly shrinking solutions known as regular shrinkers. In this work, we investigate whether regular shrinkers are stable. We show that all regular shrinkers enclosing two or more regions are unstable under perturbations. Among those enclosing a single region, the 4-ray star, 5-ray star, fish, and rocket shrinkers are also shown to be unstable.