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On geodesics which intersect a convex domain of nonpositive curvature. (Sur les géodésiques qui coupent un convexe en courbure négative ou nulle.) (French) Zbl 0828.53063

The author shows that for a simply connected complete Riemannian manifold \(X\) of nonpositive curvature the space of oriented geodesics is an exact symplectic variety and the measure of geodesics of \(X\) intersecting a convex region \(K\) is given by the surface area of \(\partial K\) times the volume of the \((n -1)\)-dimensional unit ball.

MSC:

53C65 Integral geometry
53C22 Geodesics in global differential geometry
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