A generalization of Berger's rigidity theorem for positively curved manifolds
Gromoll, Detlef ; Grove, Karsten
Annales scientifiques de l'École Normale Supérieure, Tome 20 (1987), p. 227-239 / Harvested from Numdam
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Gromoll, Detlef; Grove, Karsten. A generalization of Berger's rigidity theorem for positively curved manifolds. Annales scientifiques de l'École Normale Supérieure, Tome 20 (1987) pp. 227-239. doi : 10.24033/asens.1530. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/ASENS_1987_4_20_2_227_0/

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