Vanishing theorems, higher order mean curvatures and index estimates for self-shrinkers

In this paper we study non-compact self-shrinkers first in general codimension and then in codimension 1. We respectively prove some vanishing theorems giving rise to rigidity of the self-shrinker and then estimates involving the higher order mean curvatures for the oriented case. The paper ends with some results on their index when considered as appropriate -minimal hypersurfaces.