Compact riemannian manifolds with essential groups of conformorphisms.
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Abstract:
A solution to the following conjecture: A compact connected riemannian $n$-manifold $(n > 2)$ with an essential group of conformorphisms is conformorphic to a euclidean $n$-sphere.References
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- © Copyright 1970 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 150 (1970), 645-651
- MSC: Primary 53.72
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1970-0262971-1
- MathSciNet review: 0262971