Characterizations of complex space forms by means of geodesic spheres and tubes

J. Gillard

Colloquium Mathematicae (1996)

  • Volume: 71, Issue: 2, page 253-262
  • ISSN: 0010-1354

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We prove that a connected complex space form ( M n ,g,J) with n ≥ 4 can be characterized by the Ricci-semi-symmetry condition R ˜ X Y · ϱ ˜ = 0 and by the semi-parallel condition R ˜ X Y · σ = 0 , considering special choices of tangent vectors X , Y to small geodesic spheres or geodesic tubes (that is, tubes about geodesics), where R ˜ , ϱ ˜ and σ denote the Riemann curvature tensor, the corresponding Ricci tensor of type (0,2) and the second fundamental form of the spheres or tubes and where R ˜ X Y acts as a derivation.

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Gillard, J.. "Characterizations of complex space forms by means of geodesic spheres and tubes." Colloquium Mathematicae 71.2 (1996): 253-262. <http://eudml.org/doc/210439>.

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abstract = {We prove that a connected complex space form ($M^n$,g,J) with n ≥ 4 can be characterized by the Ricci-semi-symmetry condition $\tilde\{R\}_\{XY\}·\tilde\{ϱ\}=0$ and by the semi-parallel condition $\tilde\{R\}_\{XY\}·σ=0$, considering special choices of tangent vectors $X,Y$ to small geodesic spheres or geodesic tubes (that is, tubes about geodesics), where $\tilde\{R\}$, $\tilde\{ϱ\}$ and $σ$ denote the Riemann curvature tensor, the corresponding Ricci tensor of type (0,2) and the second fundamental form of the spheres or tubes and where $\tilde\{R\}_\{XY\}$ acts as a derivation.},
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year = {1996},
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AB - We prove that a connected complex space form ($M^n$,g,J) with n ≥ 4 can be characterized by the Ricci-semi-symmetry condition $\tilde{R}_{XY}·\tilde{ϱ}=0$ and by the semi-parallel condition $\tilde{R}_{XY}·σ=0$, considering special choices of tangent vectors $X,Y$ to small geodesic spheres or geodesic tubes (that is, tubes about geodesics), where $\tilde{R}$, $\tilde{ϱ}$ and $σ$ denote the Riemann curvature tensor, the corresponding Ricci tensor of type (0,2) and the second fundamental form of the spheres or tubes and where $\tilde{R}_{XY}$ acts as a derivation.
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