On manifolds with quadratic curvature decay
arXiv:math/0510596 · doi:10.1112/S0010437X09003947
Abstract
We give conditions which imply that a complete noncompact manifold with quadratic curvature decay has finite topological type. In particular, we find links between the topology of a manifold with quadractic curvature decay and some properties of the asymptotic cones of such a manifold.