Initiation to Global Finslerian Geometry

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Initiation to Global Finslerian Geometry

Differential and Riemannian geometry

Author: Hassan Akbar-Zadeh

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Language: English

Published by: Elsevier Science

Published on: 18th January 2006

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 4 Mb

ISBN: 9780080461700


Introduction

After a brief description of the evolution of thinking on Finslerian geometry starting from Riemann, Finsler, Berwald and Elie Cartan, the book gives a clear and precise treatment of this geometry.

The first three chapters develop the basic notions and methods, introduced by the author, to reach the global problems in Finslerian Geometry.

The next five chapters are independent of each other, and deal with among others the geometry of generalized Einstein manifolds, the classification of Finslerian manifolds of constant sectional curvatures. They also give a treatment of isometric, affine, projective and conformal vector fields on the unitary tangent fibre bundle.

Key features

Theory of connections of vectors and directions on the unitary tangent fibre bundle.

Complete list of Bianchi identities for a regular connection of directions.

Geometry of generalized Einstein manifolds.

Classification of Finslerian manifolds.

Affine, isometric, conformal and projective vector fields on the unitary tangent fibre bundle.

Theory of connections of vectors and directions on the unitary tangent fibre bundle.

Complete list of Bianchi identities for a regular connection of directions.

Geometry of generalized Einstein manifolds.

Classification of Finslerian manifolds.

Affine, isometric, conformal and projective vector fields on the unitary tangent fibre bundle.

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