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Autour du théorème de Ferrand–Obata (Concerning the Theorem of Ferrand–Obata)

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The aim of this article is to give a new dynamical proof of the Ferrand–Obata theorem when the manifold is compact. This will give us a generalisation of this theorem to transversally conformal foliations ofcodimension greater than three and constant basic functions.

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  1. UMPA, École Normale de Lyon, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364, Lyon Cedex 07, France

    Charles Frances

  2. LMAM, Université de Bretagne-Sud, Campus de Tohannic, BP 573, 56000, Vannes, France

    Cédric Tarquini

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Frances, C., Tarquini, C. Autour du théorème de Ferrand–Obata (Concerning the Theorem of Ferrand–Obata). Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry 21, 51–62 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014287714725

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