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We show that a ruled submanifold with finite type Gauss map in a Euclidean space is a cylinder on a curve of finite type or a plane.
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Dedicated to Professor N.K. Stephanidis on the occasion of his 65th birthday.
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Baikoussis, C. Ruled submanifolds with finite type Gauss map. J Geom 49, 42–45 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01228047
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01228047