The length of a shortest geodesic loop at a point (Q2481518)
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The length of a shortest geodesic loop at a point (English)
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10 April 2008
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The author proves that given a point \(P\) in a closed Riemannian manifold \(M^n\) the length of a shortest geodesic loop at this point is bounded above by \(2nd\) where \(d\) is the diameter of \(M^n\).
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Riemannian manifold
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shortest curve
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geodesic curve
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closed geodesic
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diameter
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