Structure theorem for Riemannian surfaces with arbitrary curvature

Mathematische Zeitschrift

Volumn 271, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 45-62

  Portilla, Ana ^a   Rodríguez, Jose M ^b   Tourís, Eva ^c  

^a St Louis University (Madrid Campus)   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arbitrary curvature; Decomposition of surfaces; Riemannian surface

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861001922     PISSN: 00255874     EISSN: 14321823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00209-011-0851-5     Document Type: Article

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