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PROOF OF PROPOSITION 8.28. Let c1 be chosen as in Lemma 8.29 and
let /'i,l/n :::; ci. If V E Bg,(p.,O) (o,.s-^1!^4 ) and 'f'Vi[o,cr2] is a minimal£-
geodesic, then by Lemma 8.29,
In the integral defining V1 (cr^2 ), it follows from (8.18) that we only need
to consider those vectors V E B 9 ,(p.,o) (o,.s-^1!^4 ) for which 'f'Vi[o,i;r2] is a
minimal £-geodesic. Hence
Finally we give an estimate for V2 ( cr^2 ) from above.
PROPOSITION 8.30. Under the assumptions of Theorem 8.24, we have
V2 (cr^2 ) :S:: Wn-1 (n - 2) n2
2
e_n2
2
exp {-
2
~}.
PROOF. By (8.23), we have
(47rcr2rn/2 e-£('Yv(cr2),cr2)£Jv (T):::; exp (-IVl~.(o)).