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September, 2002 Variationally Complete Actions on Compact Symmetric Spaces
Claudio Gorodski, Gudlaugur Thorbergsson
J. Differential Geom. 62(1): 39-48 (September, 2002). DOI: 10.4310/jdg/1090425528

Abstract

We prove that an isometric action of a compact Lie group on a compact symmetric space is variationally complete if and only if it is hyperpolar.

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Claudio Gorodski. Gudlaugur Thorbergsson. "Variationally Complete Actions on Compact Symmetric Spaces." J. Differential Geom. 62 (1) 39 - 48, September, 2002. https://doi.org/10.4310/jdg/1090425528

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Published: September, 2002
First available in Project Euclid: 21 July 2004

zbMATH: 1071.53528
MathSciNet: MR1987376
Digital Object Identifier: 10.4310/jdg/1090425528

Rights: Copyright © 2002 Lehigh University

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