A Pinching Theorem for Homotopy Spheres

DOI10.2307/1990933zbMath0717.53025OpenAlexW4252094509WikidataQ124838664 ScholiaQ124838664MaRDI QIDQ5748546

Karsten Grove, Peter V Petersen

Publication date: 1990

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2307/1990933

zbMATH Keywords

positive Ricci curvaturehomotopy spherelower curvature boundssmall excess

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20)

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