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==Statement==
==Statement==


Let <math>M</math> be a compact Riemannian manifold with negative sectional curvature everywhere. Then, every nontrivial Abelian subgroup of the fundamental group of <math>M</math> is infinite cyclic.
Let <math>M</math> be a compact Riemannian manifold with negative sectional curvature everywhere. Then, every nontrivial Abelian subgroup of the fundamental group of <math>M</math> is infinite cyclic.

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This result is valid in all dimensions

This result relates information on curvature to information on topology of a manifold

Statement

Let M be a compact Riemannian manifold with negative sectional curvature everywhere. Then, every nontrivial Abelian subgroup of the fundamental group of M is infinite cyclic.