Mathematics – Dynamical Systems
Scientific paper
2003-01-02
Mathematics
Dynamical Systems
Scientific paper
Let $S$ be a surface of nonpositive curvature of genus bigger than 1 (i.e.
not the torus). We prove that any flat strip in the surface is in fact a flat
cylinder. Moreover we prove that the number of homotopy classes of such flat
cylinders is bounded.
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