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Weakly convex closed subsets of spaces with bounded nonpositive curvature

Differential Geometry 2016-09-07 v1

Abstract

On R^n endowed with a riemannian metric of bounded nonpositive curvature, the weakly convex closed subsets are topologically trivial. The stability of such subsets under intersection characterizes the euclidean spaces.

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@article{arxiv.math/0507174,
  title  = {Weakly convex closed subsets of spaces with bounded nonpositive curvature},
  author = {Stephane Grognet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0507174},
  year   = {2016}
}