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The Riemannian and Lorentzian Splitting Theorems

Author : José Luis Flores

Published in: Topics in Modern Differential Geometry

Publisher: Atlantis Press

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In these notes we are going to briefly review some of the main ideas involved in the formulation and proof of the Riemannian and Lorentzian Splitting Theorems. We will try to emphasize the similarities and differences appeared when passing from the Riemannian to the Lorentzian case, and the way in which these difficulties are overcome by the authors.

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Title: The Riemannian and Lorentzian Splitting Theorems
Author: José Luis Flores
Publisher: Atlantis Press
Book: Topics in Modern Differential Geometry
Print ISBN: 978-94-6239-239-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-94-6239-240-3

Copyright Year: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-240-3_1

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