Riemannian Geometry
Intended for a one year course, this text serves as a single source, introducing readers to the important techniques and theorems, while also containing enough background on advanced topics to appeal to those students wishing to specialize in Riemannian g
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Peter Petersen
Riemannian Geometry Third Edition
Graduate Texts in Mathematics
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Riemannian Geometry Third Edition
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Peter Petersen Department of Mathematics University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA
ISSN 0072-5285 Graduate Texts in Mathematics ISBN 978-3-319-26652-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-26654-1
ISSN 2197-5612 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-26654-1 (eBook)
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Preface
This book is intended as a comprehensive introduction to Riemannian geometry. The reader is assume
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