Myers-type theorems and some related oscillation results (Q692342)

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    Myers-type theorems and some related oscillation results (English)
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    5 December 2012
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    The authors investigate the differential equation \( u''(t)+K_{\gamma}(t) u(t)=0\) along a geodesic \(\gamma\) where the function \(K_{\gamma}(t)\) is defined using the Ricci curvature along \(\gamma,\) i.e. \(K_{\gamma}= \text{Ric}(\gamma', \gamma')/(m-1)\). They present sufficient conditions on the Ricci curvature to ensure the existence of a first zero of a solution \(u(t)\) at finite time. As a consequence, one obtains a generalization of the classical Myers theorem, namely sufficient conditions for the compactness of a complete Riemannian manifold in terms of integral bounds for the Ricci curvature along a minimal geodesic
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    oscillation result
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    Myers type theorem
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    Ricci curvature
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    minimal geodesic
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