Gap theorems for noncompact Riemannian manifolds

DOI10.1215/S0012-7094-82-04937-7zbMath0513.53045WikidataQ115240195 ScholiaQ115240195MaRDI QIDQ1050645

Hung-Hsi Wu, Robert E. Greene

Publication date: 1982

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

zbMATH Keywords

simply connected at infinitysectional curvaturepolegap theoremsisometric to Rn

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20)

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