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An estimate for the measure theoretic entropy of geodesic flows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2008

Werner Ballmann
Affiliation:
Universität Zürich, 8001, Switzerland
Maciej P. Wojtkowski
Affiliation:
University of Arizona, Tucson AZ 85721, USA
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Abstract

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A new proof and a generalization of the Osserman-Sarnak estimate for the measure theoretic entropy of geodesic flows is presented.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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