An Isometrical ${\Bbb C\Bbb P}^{n}$-Theorem

Abstract

Let $M^n\ (n\geq3)$ be a complete Riemannian manifold with $\sec_M\geq 1$, and let $M_i^{n_i}$ ($i=1,2$) be two comlplete totally geodesic submanifolds in $M$. We prove that if $n_1+n_2=n-2$ and if the distance $|M_1M_2|\geq\frac{\pi}{2}$, then $M_i$ is isometric to $\Bbb S^{n_i}/\Bbb Z_h$, ${\Bbb C\Bbb P}^{\frac {n_i}2}$ or ${\Bbb C\Bbb P}^{\frac {n_i}2}/\Bbb Z_2$ with the canonical metric when $n_i>0$, and thus $M$ is isometric to $\Bbb S^n/\Bbb Z_h$, ${\Bbb C\Bbb P}^{\frac n2}$ or ${\Bbb C\Bbb P}^{\frac n2}/\Bbb Z_2$ except possibly when $n=3$ and $M_1$ (or $M_2$) $\stackrel{\rm iso}{\cong}\Bbb S^{1}/\Bbb Z_h$ with $h\geq 2$ or $n=4$ and $M_1$ (or $M_2$) $\stackrel{\rm iso}{\cong}\Bbb{RP}^2$.