Characteristics and existence of isometric embeddings

DOI10.1215/S0012-7094-83-05040-8zbMath0536.53022OpenAlexW2056702332MaRDI QIDQ791877

Phillip A. Griffiths, Robert L. Bryant, Deane Yang

Publication date: 1983

Published in: Duke Mathematical Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1215/s0012-7094-83-05040-8

zbMATH Keywords

Monge-Ampère equationsymbol mapGauss equationscharacteristic sheafexterior systemisometric embedding systemprojective algebraic varieties

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Higher-dimensional and -codimensional surfaces in Euclidean and related (n)-spaces (53A07) Local submanifolds (53B25) Local Riemannian geometry (53B20)

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