The radius rigidity theorem for manifolds of positive curvature

DOI10.4310/JDG/1214459225zbMATH Open0870.53032arXivdg-ga/9505007OpenAlexW1878230294WikidataQ115176208 ScholiaQ115176208MaRDI QIDQ679324FDOQ679324

Authors: Frederick Wilhelm 

Publication date: 15 September 1997

Published in: Journal of Differential Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Recall that the radius of a compact metric space $(X,dist)$ is given by $radX=mi{n}_{xinX}ma{x}_{yinX}dist(x,y)$. In this paper we generalize Berger's $frac14$-pinched rigidity theorem and show that a closed, simply connected, Riemannian manifold with sectional curvature $geq1$ and radius $geqfracpi2$ is either homeomorphic to the sphere or isometric to a compact rank one symmetric space.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/dg-ga/9505007

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zbMATH Keywords

sectional curvatureradius rigidity theorem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20)

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