Riemannian Geometry

Intended for a one year course, this text serves as a single source, introducing readers to the important techniques and theorems, while also containing enough background on advanced topics to appeal to those students wishing to specialize in Riemannian geometry. This is one of the few Works to comb...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Petersen, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2016, 2016
Edition:3rd ed. 2016
Series:Graduate Texts in Mathematics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Riemannian Metrics.-2. Derivatives
  • 3. Curvature
  • 4. Examples
  • 5. Geodesics and Distance
  • 6. Sectional Curvature Comparison I.- 7. Ricci Curvature Comparison.- 8. Killing Fields
  • 9. The Bochner Technique
  • 10. Symmetric Spaces and Holonomy
  • 11. Convergence
  • 12. Sectional Curvature Comparison II
  • Bibliography
  • Index