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On a relation between the topology and the intrinsic and extrinsic geometries of a compact submanifold

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2009

Pui-Fai Leung
Pui-Fai Leung
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Department of Mathematics, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore, 0511
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Let Mn be an n-dimensional smooth compact Riemannian manifold. By a theorem of Nash, we can think of it as an isometrically immersed submanifold in some higher dimensional Euclidean space ℝn+m. Viewing in this way we can compare the intrinsic geometry of M to its extrinsic geometry. Classically, the Gauss equation

where K(X,Y) denotes the sectional curvature in M corresponding to the plane spanned by the two orthonormal vectors X, Y and B denotes the second fundamental form gives one of the most important relations between the intrinsic and extrinsic geometries of M. In this note we shall prove the following.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , October 1985 , pp. 305 - 311
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Copyright © Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1985

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