3 papers
math.DG2004
A synthetic characterization of the hemisphere
Christopher B. Croke
We show that round hemispheres are the only compact 2 dimensional Riemannian manifolds (with or without boundary) such that almost every pair of complete geodesics intersect once a…
math.DG2004
Boundary case of equality in optimal Loewner-type inequalities
Victor Bangert, Christopher Croke, Sergei V. Ivanov +1
We prove certain optimal systolic inequalities for a closed Riemannian manifold (X,g), depending on a pair of parameters, n and b. Here n is the dimension of X, while b is its firs…
math.DG2004
Filling area conjecture and ovalless real hyperelliptic surfaces
Victor Bangert, Christopher Croke, Sergei V. Ivanov +1
We prove the filling area conjecture in the hyperelliptic case. In particular, we establish the conjecture for all genus 1 fillings of the circle, extending P. Pu's result in genus…