Geodesics, distance, and the \(\mathrm{CAT}(0)\) property for the manifold of Riemannian metrics

DOI10.1007/s00209-012-0996-xzbMath1266.58005arXiv1011.1521OpenAlexW2065075321WikidataQ115388778 ScholiaQ115388778MaRDI QIDQ1936631

Brian Clarke

Publication date: 6 February 2013

Published in: Mathematische Zeitschrift (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1011.1521

zbMATH Keywords

completionnonpositive curvature\(L^2\) metric\(\mathrm{CAT}(0)\)manifold of metrics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Metric geometry (51F99) Riemannian, Finsler and other geometric structures on infinite-dimensional manifolds (58B20) Geodesics in global differential geometry (53C22) Manifolds of metrics (especially Riemannian) (58D17)

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