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A finiteness theorem for Riemannian submersions

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  1. Institute of Mathematics, University of Łódź, Banacha 22, 90-238 Łódź, Poland

Abstract

Given some geometric bounds for the base space and the fibres, there is a finite number of conjugacy classes of Riemannian submersions between compact Riemannian manifolds.

Keywords

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Riemannian foliation, Riemannian submersion, geometry bounds, finiteness

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Annales Polonici Mathematici
1992/57/3
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Pages:
283-290
Main language of publication
English
Received
1992-01-02
Published
1992
Exact and natural sciences