PTOLEMAIC SPACES AND CAT(0)

DOI10.1017/S0017089509004984zbMath1171.53024WikidataQ29394975 ScholiaQ29394975MaRDI QIDQ3633315

Kurt Falk, Stephen M. Buckley, David J. Wraith

Publication date: 18 June 2009

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

zbMATH Keywords

Riemannian manifold; CAT(0) space; Finsler manifold; Ptolemaic space

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

51F99: Metric geometry

53C20: Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching

53C60: Global differential geometry of Finsler spaces and generalizations (areal metrics)

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