A splitting theorem for manifolds of almost nonnegative Ricci curvature

Mingliang Cai

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A splitting theorem for manifolds of almost nonnegative Ricci curvature

Mingliang Cai

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Abstract

Cheeger and Gromoll proved that a closed Riemannian manifold of nonnegative Ricci curvature is, up to a finite cover, diffeomorphic to a direct product of a simply connected manifold and a torus. In this paper, we extend this theorem to manifolds of almost nonnegative Ricci curvature.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	373-385
Number of pages	13
Journal	Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry
Volume	11
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00773552
State	Published - Nov 1 1993

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Keywords

MSC 1991: 53C20
Manifolds of almost nonnegative Ricci curvature
splitting

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Cai, M. (1993). A splitting theorem for manifolds of almost nonnegative Ricci curvature. Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry, 11(4), 373-385. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00773552

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