Local isometric embeddings of surfaces into a 3-space (Q1302282)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1340802
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Local isometric embeddings of surfaces into a 3-space
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1340802

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    Local isometric embeddings of surfaces into a 3-space (English)
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    6 September 2001
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    The aim of this paper is to prove that any abstract smooth surface can be locally isometrically embedded into a class of 3-dimensional spaces \(N_{\rho_0}\), parametered by \(\rho_0 >0\), with sectional curvature \(K_{N_{\rho_0}}\) satisfying \(-{1\over \rho^2_0}\leq K_{N_{\rho_0}} \leq 0\).
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    local isometric embedding
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    Riemannian manifold
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    Gauss curvature
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    sectional curvature
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