Bounding homotopy types by geometry (Q1109348)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4069743
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Bounding homotopy types by geometry
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4069743

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    Bounding homotopy types by geometry (English)
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    The main result is that for each dimension \(n\geq 2\), there are only finitely many homotopy types of Riemannian manifolds of dimension n given a fixed upper bound on the diameter, a lower bound on sectional curvature, and a lower bound on the volume.
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    homotopy types
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    diameter
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    sectional curvature
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    volume
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