Illinois Journal of Mathematics

An optimal lower curvature bound for convex hypersurfaces in Riemannian manifolds

Stephanie Alexander, Vitali Kapovitch, and Anton Petrunin

Source: Illinois J. Math. Volume 52, Number 3 (2008), 1031-1033.

Abstract

It is proved that a convex hypersurface in a Riemannian manifold of sectional curvature ≥κ is an Alexandrov’s space of curvature ≥κ. This theorem provides an optimal lower curvature bound for an older theorem of Buyalo.

Primary Subjects: 53C20, 53B25
Secondary Subjects: 53C23, 53C45

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Permanent link to this document: http://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ijm/1254403729
Zentralblatt MATH identifier: 05615683


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