Taut submanifold

In mathematics, a (compact) taut submanifold N of a space form M is a compact submanifold with the property that for every $q\in M\,$ the distance function

L_q:N\to\mathbf R,\qquad L_q(x) = \operatorname{dist}(x,q)^2\,

is a perfect Morse function.

If N is not compact, one needs to consider the restriction of the $L_q$ to any of their sublevel sets.

References

Kuiper, N.H. (2001), "Tight and taut immersions", in Hazewinkel, Michiel, Encyclopedia of Mathematics, Springer, ISBN 978-1-55608-010-4

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