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Manifolds with non-positive curvature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2008

K. Burns ,
A. Katok ,
W. Ballman ,
M. Brin ,
P. Eberlein  and
R. Osserman
K. Burns
Affiliation:
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
A. Katok
Affiliation:
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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This is an extended report on a problem session about geodesic flows held on May 30, 1984 at MSRI, Berkeley. The list of six authors reflects the principal participants in the discussion. Contributions of other participants are mentioned in the text. The session was chaired by A. Katok; this report was prepared by K. Burns in collaboration with A. Katok.

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Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , June 1985 , pp. 307 - 317
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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