Locally G-homogeneous Busemann G-spaces

Differential Geometry and its Application

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 299-318

  Berestovskii V N ^a   Halverson, Denise M ^b   Repovš, Dušan ^c  

^a SOBOLEV INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Russian Federation)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

(Strong) topological homogeneity; ANR; Bing Borsuk conjecture; Busemann conjecture; Busemann G space; Finite dimensionality problem; Homology manifold; Invariance of domain; Kosih ski r space; Manifold factor; Orbal set; Small metric sphere; Stable starlikeness; Stable visibility; Uniform local G homogeneity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955592691     PISSN: 09262245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.difgeo.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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