Abstract
Let (M, g) be a complete Riemannian manifold of dimension n. We consider a Ricci curvature condition on M to prove a compactness theorem including a diameter estimate. It is an improvement of the classical theorem of Myers, and it is comparable with some other Myers type compactness theorems.
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