The exponential map of a weak Riemannian Hilbert manifold

Illinois Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1191-1206

  Biliotti, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.1215/ijm/1258138506     Document Type: Article

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