Almost convex subsets (Q2574973)

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    Almost convex subsets (English)
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    5 December 2005
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    The author studies Riemannian manifolds and more generally spaces with one-sided curvature bound in the sense of Alexandrov. In particular, almost convex subsets are studied. Interesting characterizations and properties of sets of positive reach in Riemannian manifolds are proposed.
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    Alexandrov spaces
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    semi-concave functions
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    positive reach
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    curvature bounds
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