{ "id": "1810.13056", "version": "v1", "published": "2018-10-31T01:07:33.000Z", "updated": "2018-10-31T01:07:33.000Z", "title": "Volume pinching theorems for CAT(1) spaces", "authors": [ "Koichi Nagano" ], "comment": "18 pages", "categories": [ "math.DG", "math.MG" ], "abstract": "We examine volume pinching problems of CAT(1) spaces. We characterize a class of compact geodesically complete CAT(1) spaces of small specific volume. We prove a sphere theorem for compact CAT(1) homology manifolds of small volume. We also formulate a criterion of manifold recognition for homology manifolds on volume growths under an upper curvature bound.", "revisions": [ { "version": "v1", "updated": "2018-10-31T01:07:33.000Z" } ], "analyses": { "subjects": [ "53C20", "53C23", "57P05" ], "keywords": [ "volume pinching theorems", "homology manifolds", "compact geodesically complete cat", "small specific volume", "upper curvature bound" ], "note": { "typesetting": "TeX", "pages": 18, "language": "en", "license": "arXiv", "status": "editable" } } }