On extremal semi-Riemannian submanifolds (Q1373428)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1089795
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    On extremal semi-Riemannian submanifolds
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1089795

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      On extremal semi-Riemannian submanifolds (English)
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      5 April 1998
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      The author establishes a formula on the second variation of the volume functional for a submanifold of a semi-Riemannian manifold. In particular, it is proved that a semi-Riemannian submanifold cannot be extremal, unless it is both definite and codefinite.
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      second variation of the volume functional
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      submanifolds of pseudo-Riemannian manifolds
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