Metric Foliations and Curvature (Progress in Mathematics) by Detlef Gromoll

by Detlef Gromoll

Riemannian manifolds, particularly those with positive or nonnegative curvature, are constructed from only a handful by means of metric fibrations or deformations thereof. This text documents some of these constructions, many of which have only appeared in journal form. The emphasis is less on the fibration itself and more on how to use it to either construct or understand a metric with curvature of fixed sign on a given space.

Hardcover

First published March 1, 2008