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A Toponogov splitting theorem for Lorentzian manifolds

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Global Differential Geometry and Global Analysis 1984

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  1. Mathematics Department, University of Missouri, 65211, Columbia, Mo.

    John K. Beem, Paul E. Ehrlich & Steen Markvorsen

  2. Mathematics Department, University of Miami, 33124, Coral Gables, Fl.

    Gregory J. Galloway

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Dirk Ferus Robert B. Gardner Sigurdur Helgason Udo Simon

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Beem, J.K., Ehrlich, P.E., Markvorsen, S., Galloway, G.J. (1985). A Toponogov splitting theorem for Lorentzian manifolds. In: Ferus, D., Gardner, R.B., Helgason, S., Simon, U. (eds) Global Differential Geometry and Global Analysis 1984. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1156. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0075081

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