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THE AXIOM OF INDEFINITE SURFACES IN SEMI-RIEMANNIAN MANIFOLDS

  • Received : 2011.08.29
  • Accepted : 2011.11.18
  • Published : 2011.11.30
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Abstract

In this paper, we characterize a semi-Riemannian manifolds satisfies the axiom of indefinite surfaces. We obtain the following result: If a semi-Riemannian manifold satisfies the axiom of indefinite surfaces, then it is a real space form.

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