Nash embedding theorem

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This article is about an embedding theorem, viz about sufficient conditions for a given manifold (with some additional structure) to be realized as an embedded submanifold of a standard space (real or complex projective or affine space)
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Statement

The Nash embedding theorem states that every Riemannian manifold possesses a global isometric embedding into real Euclidean space.