Comparison theory in Lorentzian and Riemannian geometry

DOI10.1016/j.na.2008.10.022zbMath1238.53047OpenAlexW1984147922WikidataQ115343168 ScholiaQ115343168MaRDI QIDQ419741

Paul E. Ehrlich, Seon-Bu Kim

Publication date: 20 May 2012

Published in: Nonlinear Analysis. Theory, Methods \& Applications. Series A: Theory and Methods (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.na.2008.10.022

zbMATH Keywords

Riccati equationvolume comparisonindex form comparisonRaychaudhuri equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geodesics in global differential geometry (53C22) Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50) Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20)

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