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Semiparallel Submanifolds in Space Forms 2009 Edition
Contributor(s): Lumiste, Ülo (Author)
ISBN: 0387499113     ISBN-13: 9780387499116
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE:   $104.49  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2008
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Annotation: This book offers a comprehensive survey to date of the theory of semiparallel submanifolds. Introduced in 1985, semiparallel submanifolds have emerged as an important area of research within differential geometry and topology.

Lumiste begins with the necessary background on: symmetric and semisymmetric Riemannian manifolds, smooth manifolds in space forms, and parallel submanifolds. Semiparallel submanifolds are introduced in Chapter 4, where characterizations of their class and several subclasses are given. In later chapters Lumiste introduces the concept of main symmetric orbit and presents all known results concerning umbilic-like main symmetric orbits. Generalizations, such as k-semiparallel submanifolds and Ric-semiparallel hypersurfaces, are also studied.

Semiparallel Submanifolds in Space Forms will appeal to both researchers and graduate students.

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BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Geometry - Differential
- Mathematics | Topology - General
- Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational
Dewey: 516.362
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (1.25 lbs) 316 pages
 
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Quite simply, this book offers the most comprehensive survey to date of the theory of semiparallel submanifolds. It begins with the necessary background material, detailing symmetric and semisymmetric Riemannian manifolds, smooth manifolds in space forms, and parallel submanifolds. The book then introduces semiparallel submanifolds and gives some characterizations for their class as well as several subclasses. The coverage moves on to discuss the concept of main symmetric orbit and presents all known results concerning umbilic-like main symmetric orbits. With more than 40 published papers under his belt on the subject, Lumiste provides readers with the most authoritative treatment.