New Homogeneous Einstein Metrics of Negative Ricci Curvature

Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 75-101

  Gordon, Carolyn S ^a   Kerr, Megan M ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Einstein; Homogeneous; Negative curvature; Solvable; Two step

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013199074     PISSN: 0232704X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006767203771     Document Type: Article

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