Chains on CR manifolds and Lorentz geometry
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Abstract:
We show that two nearby points of a strictly pseudoconvex CR manifold are joined by a chain. The proof uses techniques of Lorentzian geometry via a correspondence of Fefferman. The arguments also apply to more general systems of chain-like curves on CR manifolds.References
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- © Copyright 1988 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 307 (1988), 827-841
- MSC: Primary 32F25; Secondary 53C50
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1988-0940230-2
- MathSciNet review: 940230