Total curvature and length estimate for curves in CAT(K) spaces

Differential Geometry and its Application

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 211-222

  Maneesawarng, Chaiwat ^a   Lenbury, Yongwimon ^a  

^a Mahidol University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

CAT(K); Curvature bounded above; Length estimate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042514806     PISSN: 09262245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-2245(03)00031-7     Document Type: Article

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