Equifocal submanifolds in a symmetric space and the infinite dimensional geometry

Koike, Naoyuki

doi:10.1090/suga/437

Equifocal submanifolds in a symmetric space and the infinite dimensional geometry
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Sugaku Expositions 32 (2019), 25-56

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This is a survey for recent progress in the study of equifocal submanifolds in symmetric spaces by using the infinite dimensional geometry.

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