Cartan–Hadamard theorem

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Hadamard_manifolds
gptkb:Riemannian_manifolds
gptkbp:field differential geometry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cartan–Hadamard theorem
gptkbp:implies universal covering space of a non-positively curved manifold is contractible
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Jacques_Hadamard
gptkb:Élie_Cartan
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hadamard_manifold
gptkb:Riemannian_geometry
sectional curvature
gptkbp:sentence A complete, simply connected Riemannian manifold of non-positive sectional curvature is diffeomorphic to Euclidean space.
gptkbp:yearProposed early 20th century
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Riemannian_geometry
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5