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A study on sphere theorems and the curvature on exotic spheres.

Leung, Wai Sing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 61-62). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 0.1 --- Introduction --- p.6 / Chapter 1 --- Sphere Theorems --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1 --- Rauch-Berger-Klingenberg Sphere Theorem --- p.8 / Chapter 1.2 --- Maximal Diameter Theorem --- p.15 / Chapter 1.3 --- Minimal Diameter Theorem --- p.17 / Chapter 2 --- A Differentiable Sphere Theorem --- p.27 / Chapter 2.1 --- Definitions --- p.27 / Chapter 2.2 --- Preliminary results not related to curvature --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3 --- Preliminary result related to the curvature --- p.33 / Chapter 2.4 --- Differentiable Sphere Theorem --- p.35 / Chapter 3 --- The fundamental equations of Riemannian submer- sions --- p.43 / Chapter 3.1 --- Definitions --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2 --- The fundamental tensors T and A --- p.44 / Chapter 3.3 --- Covariant derivatives of T and A --- p.47 / Chapter 3.4 --- Fundamental equations and O'Neill's formulas --- p.49 / Chapter 4 --- A study on exotic spheres --- p.52 / Chapter 4.1 --- Construction of Milnor sphere --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2 --- Construction of GM-sphere (Σ7) --- p.53 / Chapter 4.3 --- The curvature of Σ7 --- p.54 / Chapter 4.4 --- Some recent results and open questions --- p.59 / Bibliography --- p.61

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_327186
Date January 2010
ContributorsLeung, Wai Sing., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Mathematics.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, 1, 62 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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