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Applications of ergodic theory to geometry

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  • Riemannian Manifold
  • Ergodic Theorem
  • Negative Curvature
  • Conjugate Point
  • Geodesic Curvature

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Green, L.W. (1978). Applications of ergodic theory to geometry. In: Markley, N.G., Martin, J.C., Perrizo, W. (eds) The Structure of Attractors in Dynamical Systems. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 668. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0101786

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