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A volume estimate for strong subharmonicity and maximum principle on complete Riemannian manifolds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2016

Kensho Takegoshi*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043Japan, [email protected]
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Abstract.

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A generalized maximum principle on a complete Riemannian manifold (M, g) is shown under a certain volume growth condition of (M, g) and its geometric applications are given.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Editorial Board of Nagoya Mathematical Journal 1998

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