Nonpositively Curved Surfaces are Loewner

Mikhail G. Katz, Stéphane Sabourau

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Abstract

We show that every closed nonpositively curved surface satisfies Loewner’s systolic inequality. The proof relies on a combination of the Gauss–Bonnet formula with an averaging argument using the invariance of the Liouville measure under the geodesic flow. This enables us to find a disk with large total curvature around its center yielding a large area.

Original languageEnglish
Article number291
JournalJournal of Geometric Analysis
Volume34
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2024

Keywords

  • Liouville measure
  • Nonpositively curved surface
  • Primary 53C20
  • Secondary 53C23
  • Systole
  • Systolic inequality

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Geometry and Topology

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