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A differential geometric characterization of symmetric spaces of higher rank

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of North Carolina, 27514, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.

    Patrick Eberlein & Jens Heber

  2. Mathematisches Institut, der Universität Augsburg, 8900, Augsburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    Patrick Eberlein & Jens Heber

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Supported in part by NSF Grant DMS-8601367.

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Eberlein, P., Heber, J. A differential geometric characterization of symmetric spaces of higher rank. Publications Mathématiques de L’Institut des Hautes Scientifiques 71, 33–44 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02699876

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