ray Cert Riemannian GeometryIEMANNIAN VEL BLN VAL ALN GEOMETRY A BEGINNER’S GUIDE an Frank Morgan Department of Mathematics Williams College Williamstown, Massachusetts Illustrated by James F. Bredt Depurimeni of Meciunicul Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology ~ Ru Jones and Bartlett Publishers Boston LondonEditorial, Sutes, and Customer Service Offices Jones and Bartlett Publishers One Exeter Plaza Boston, MA 02116 Jones and Bartlett Publishers International P.O. Box 1498 London W6 7RS England Manuscript typed by Dan Robb Copyright © 1993 by Frank Morgan ved. No part of the by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any informational storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data jorgan, Frank. Ri jan geometry : a beginner's guide / Frank Morgan. pcm, Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-86720-242-4 1. Geometry, R 1 QA611. M674” 1992 516.3'73—de20 92-13261 CIP Printed in the United States of America % 95 94 93 92 9X 7654321