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The graph of a totally geodesic foliation

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  1. Institute of Mathematics, Jagiellonian University, Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

Abstract

We study the properties of the graph of a totally geodesic foliation. We limit our considerations to basic properties of the graph, and from them we derive several interesting corollaries on the structure of leaves.

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foliation, totally geodesic, graph

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Annales Polonici Mathematici
1994-1995/60/3
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Pages:
241-247
Main language of publication
English
Accepted
1993-10-12
Published
1995
Exact and natural sciences