A differential geometric characterization of symmetric spaces of higher rank
Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS, Tome 71 (1990), pp. 33-44. 
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Eberlein, Patrick; Jens Heber. A differential geometric characterization of symmetric spaces of higher rank. Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS, Tome 71 (1990), pp. 33-44. http://www.numdam.org/item/PMIHES_1990__71__33_0/

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