Aspects of global Riemannian geometry

Petersen, Peter

doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-99-00787-9

Aspects of global Riemannian geometry

Author: Peter Petersen
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 36 (1999), 297-344
MSC (1991): Primary 53C20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-99-00787-9
Published electronically: May 24, 1999
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Abstract: In this article we survey some of the developments in Riemannian geometry. We place special emphasis on explaining the relationship between curvature and topology for Riemannian manifolds with lower curvature bounds.

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