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Published by the American Mathematical Society since 1950, Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society is devoted to shorter research articles in all areas of pure and applied mathematics.

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Closed convex hypersurfaces with second fundamental form of constant curvature
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 35 (1972), 230-233 Request permission

Abstract:

It is shown that the Euclidean spheres are the only closed hypersurfaces in Euclidean space on which the second fundamental form defines a (nondegenerate) Riemannian metric of constant curvature.
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Additional Information
  • © Copyright 1972 American Mathematical Society
  • Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 35 (1972), 230-233
  • MSC: Primary 53C45
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1972-0307133-1
  • MathSciNet review: 0307133