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Orbifolds from a metric viewpoint

Differential Geometry 2020-03-12 v4 Metric Geometry

Abstract

We characterize Riemannian orbifolds and their coverings in terms of metric geometry. In particular, we show that the metric double of a Riemannian orbifold along the closure of its codimension one stratum is a Riemannian orbifold and that the natural projection is an orbifold covering.

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@article{arxiv.1801.03472,
  title  = {Orbifolds from a metric viewpoint},
  author = {Christian Lange},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.03472},
  year   = {2020}
}

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15 pages, final version, appears in Geom. Dedicata

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