The Least Gradient Flow, the Total Variation Flow, and the Inverse Mean Curvature
Flow: Applications, Theory, and Numerical Approximations
Xiaobing Feng,
Department of Mathematics,
The University of Tennessee
The least gradient (LG) flow, the total variation (TV) flow, and the
inverse mean curvature (IMC) flow arise from diverse applications in geometry
(nonparametric minimal surfaces), image processing (image denosing),
and the general relativity (isoperimetric inequality for black holes),
respectively. However, their mathematical descriptions and the
difficulties are closely related. This "close" relation can then
be exploited when comes to develop efficient numerical methods for
approximating these flows. In this talk, I will first explain the
origins/applications of these flows, then describe the "connection" between them,
and finally discuss some recent developments on PDE analysis and numerical analysis
of the LG, TV and IMC flows. Numerical experiment results will also be presented in the talk.