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A convergence theorem for Riemannian manifolds and some applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2016

Atsushi Kasue
Atsushi Kasue*
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Department of Mathematics, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560, Japan
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The purpose of the present paper is first to reformulate a Lipschitz convergence theorem for Riemannian manifolds originally introduced by Gromov [17] and secondly to give some applications of the theorem to a class of open Riemannian manifolds.

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Nagoya Mathematical Journal , Volume 114 , June 1989 , pp. 21 - 51
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Copyright © Editorial Board of Nagoya Mathematical Journal 1989

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