Conjecture on asymptotic convergence for immortal elastic and ideal flows

Let γ:[0,)R2\gamma:[0,\infty)\to\mathbb{R}^2 be an immortal solution of the elastic flow or the ideal flow with generic initial data.

Asymptotic convergence conjecture. The curve γ(,t)\gamma(\cdot,t) converges exponentially fast in the smooth topology to a multiply-covered lemniscate or circle.

This is proposed as an analogue for the elastic and ideal flows of a result cited in the source. It is presented as a future target after the dynamical-stability conjecture and remains open.

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Ben Andrews and Glen Wheeler, “Jellyfish exist”, arXiv:2601.21227 (2026).

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