Three viewpoints on the integral geometry of foliations

Citation
R. Langevin et Y. Nikolayevsky, Three viewpoints on the integral geometry of foliations, ILL J MATH, 43(2), 1999, pp. 233-255
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics
Journal title
ILLINOIS JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS
ISSN journal
00192082 → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
233 - 255
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-2082(199922)43:2<233:TVOTIG>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We deal with three different problems of the multidimensional integral geom etry of foliations. First, we establish asymptotic formulas for integrals o f powers of curvature of foliations obtained by intersecting a foliation by affine planes. Then we prove an integral formula for surfaces of contact o f an affine hyperplane with a foliation. Finally, we obtain a conformally i nvariant integral-geometric formula for a foliation in three-dimensional sp ace.