The paper finds at least N orthogonal Finsler geodesic chords in a disk-like manifold.
problem Existence and multiplicity of orthogonal Finsler geodesic chords in a disk-like manifold.
method Study of Finsler geodesic chords under reversibility assumption.
result At least N orthogonal Finsler geodesic chords found in a disk-like manifold.
The minimal area of Finsler disks with minimizing geodesics is at least 6/π r^2.
problem Finding the minimal area of Finsler disks with minimizing geodesics.
method Discretizing the Finsler metric using random geodesics and applying integral geometry formulas.
result The Holmes--Thompson area of Finsler disks with minimizing geodesics is at least 6/π r^2, with examples showing the inequality is sharp.
Geometric interpretation of Fock-Goncharov positivity and disk stabilization in symmetric space.
problem Understanding Fock-Goncharov positivity and its geometric implications.
method Geometric interpretation and bending deformations of Fuchsian representations.
result Stabilization of a uniform Finsler quasi-convex disk in the symmetric space.
Three models are shown to be isometrically equivalent, with a gapless first eigenvalue.
problem Isometry and eigenvalue gap in Finslerian models.
method Presented models and isometry proofs.
result First eigenvalue gapless for all three models.
Study on a metric for disk automorphisms with maximal modulus.
problem Characterizing the metric on disk automorphisms.
method Explicit formula for the metric induced by maximal modulus.
result Characterized almost regular Finsler structure.
We investigate projective spherically symmetric Finsler metrics with constant flag curvature in Rn and give the complete classification theorems. Furthermore, a new class of Finsler metrics with two parameters on n-dimensional disk are found to have constant negative flag curvature.
We study two-dimensional Finsler metrics of constant flag curvature and show that such Finsler metrics that admit a Killing field can be written in a normal form that depends on two arbitrary functions of one variable. Furthermore, we find an approach to calculate these functions for spherically symmetric Finsler surfa…
A Riemannian metric is of constant curvature if and only if it is locally projectively flat. There are infinitely many locally projectively flat Finsler metrics of constant curvature, that are special solutions to the Hilbert's Fourth Problem. In this paper, we use the technique in the paper titled "Finsler metrics wit…
We determine all Finsler metrics of Randers type for which the Riemannian part is a scalar multiple of the Euclidean metric, on an open subset of the Euclidean plane, whose geodesics are circles. We show that the Riemannian part must be of constant Gaussian curvature, and that for every such Riemannian metric there is …
Study on travel time formulas in a lake with wind flow.
problem Travel time in a lake with wind flow.
method Geometric approach using Finsler metrics.
result Formulas for distances and travel times derived.
We show that the existence of noncontractible periodic orbits for compactly supported time-dependent Hamiltonian on the disk cotangent bundle of a Finsler manifold provided that the Hamiltonian is sufficiently large over the zero section. We generalize the BPS capacities and earlier constructions of Weber (2006 Duke Ma…
Characterizes complex Finsler metrics and their properties.
problem Characterize complex Finsler metrics and their geometric properties.
method Defined the canonical connection and investigated holomorphic sectional curvature tensors and Ricci curvatures.
result Characterizes balanced complex Finsler metrics and provides sufficient and necessary conditions.
The paper studies Finsler spaces with semi-concurrent vector fields and their equivalence to Riemannian spaces.
problem Characterizing Finsler spaces with semi-concurrent vector fields.
method Analyzing various Finsler spaces and proving conditions for equivalence to Riemannian spaces.
result Various Finsler spaces (quasi-C-reducible, C3-like, Ch-recurrent, P2-like) are equivalent to Riemannian spaces if they admit a semi-concurrent vector field. PhD dissertation on Finsler geometry and gravity, focusing on Berwald spaces and exact solutions.
problem Characterizing and solving Finsler gravity equations.
method Analysis of Berwald spaces, (α,β)-metrics, and exact solutions to Finsler gravity equations. result Exact vacuum solutions in Finsler gravity.
Smooth Busemann functions found in harmonic Finsler spaces.
problem Analyzing Busemann functions in Finsler manifolds.
method Investigation of Busemann functions in general and asymptotically harmonic Finsler manifolds.
result Smoothness of Busemann functions on asymptotically harmonic Finsler manifolds.
In this paper we introduce the concept of singular Finsler foliation, which generalizes the concepts of Finsler actions, Finsler submersions and (regular) Finsler foliations. We show that if F is a singular Finsler foliation on a Randers manifold (M,Z) with Zermelo data (h,W), then $\mathcal{F}…
Researchers generalize cosmological models using Finsler geometry.
problem Cosmological models that closely approximate pseudo-Riemannian geometry.
method Identifying Lie Algebra of symmetry generators for spatially homogeneous and isotropic Finsler geometries.
result Found the most general spatially homogeneous and isotropic Berwald spacetimes.
The paper proves a Schwarz lemma for weakly Kähler-Finsler manifolds.
problem Estimating distance functions and proving Schwarz lemma for weakly Kähler-Finsler manifolds.
method Establishing theorems about distance functions and applying them to prove the Schwarz lemma.
result Holomorphic mappings from weakly Kähler-Finsler manifolds to pseudoconvex Finsler manifolds are constant under certain conditions.
The study introduces new tensors for almost Finsler manifolds and analyzes their properties.
problem Defining and analyzing new types of Finsler manifolds.
method Introducing new Finsler manifolds, studying their properties, and deriving characteristic tensors.
result Characteristic tensors for almost Finsler manifolds have been generalized and their properties have been studied.
The present paper deals with the Killing correspondence between some Finsler spaces. We consider a Finsler space equipped with a β-change of metric and study the Killing correspondence between the original Finsler space and the Finsler space equipped with β-change of metric. We obtain necessary and sufficient condi…
Most Finsler metrics have infinite-dimensional holonomy groups.
problem Understanding the holonomy groups of Finsler metrics.
method Analyzing the set of Finsler metrics on a manifold.
result An open dense subset of Finsler metrics have infinite-dimensional holonomy groups.
Study on special Finsler metrics with conditions for Riemannian and isotropic properties.
problem Characterizing Finsler metrics with specific geometric properties.
method Analyzing conditions for Riemannian and isotropic properties of AR-Finsler metrics.
result Conditions for isotropic S-curvature and mean Landsberg curvature leading to vanishing curvature. Investigate AR-Finsler metrics for local dual flatness and projective flatness.
problem Locally dually and projectively flat AR-Finsler metrics
method Derive necessary and sufficient conditions and a compatibility relation.
result Establish a rigidity result for AR-Finsler metrics.
Given a genus-g Heegaard splitting of the 3-sphere with g≥3, we show that the primitive disk complex for the splitting is not weakly closed under disk surgery operation. That is, there exist two primitive disks in one of the handlebodies of the splitting such that any disk surgery on one along the other one y…
The pullback approach to global Finsler geometry is adopted. Some new types of special Finsler spaces are introduced and investigated, namely, Ricci, generalized Ricci, projectively recurrent and m-projectively recurrent Finsler spaces. The properties of these special Finsler spaces are studied and the relations betwee…
The aim of the present paper is to provide an intrinsic investigation of two special Finsler spaces whose defining properties are related to Berwald connection, namely, Finsler space of scalar curvature and of constant curvature. Some characterizations of a Finsler space of scalar curvature are proved. Necessary and su…
The paper explores harmonic and asymptotically harmonic Finsler manifolds and their properties.
problem Characterizing and understanding harmonic Finsler manifolds.
method Investigation of various types of harmonic Finsler manifolds, characterizations via mean curvature and Laplacian, and construction techniques.
result Certain harmonic Finsler manifolds are of Einstein type and examples of non-Riemannian Finsler harmonic manifolds are provided.
Note on connectedness of primitive disk complex.
problem Whether primitive disk complex is connected for genus > 3 Heegaard splittings.
method Defined and quotiented primitive disk complex to prove connectedness.
result Homotopy primitive disk complex is connected.
Paper studies Landsberg curvature of a specific Finsler metric.
problem Analyzing Landsberg curvature of a particular Finsler metric.
method Derived Landsberg curvature and mean Landsberg curvature of the twisted product Finsler metric.
result Necessary and sufficient conditions for the metric to be Landsberg or weakly Landsberg are established.
The paper derives inequalities on Finsler manifolds, influenced by their curvatures.
problem Deriving inequalities on Finsler manifolds.
method Local and global geometric inequalities on Riemannian and Finsler manifolds.
result Generalized Caffarelli-Kohn-Nirenberg and Hardy type inequalities on Finsler manifolds.
Let K be an unknot in 8-bridge position in the 3-sphere. We give an example of a pair of weak reducing disks D1 and D2 for K such that both disks obtained from Di (i=1,2) by a surgery along any outermost disk in D3−i, cut off by an outermost arc of Di∩D3−i in D3−i, are not wea…
New approach connects Finsler geometry's metric and connections.
problem Deriving Finsler geometry's metric and connections from compatibility axioms.
method Compatibility axioms between metric and Finsler connection.
result Metrical formulation of Finsler geometry for field theory.
Based on a self-contained, coordinate-free exposition of the necessary concepts and tools of spray and Finsler geometry (with detailed proofs), we derive new results among others on the consequences of the direction-independence of the Landsberg tensor and the stretch tensor of a Finsler manifold. We show that an at le…
The Funk-Finsler structure is constructed in hyperbolic models, including the Klein unit disc.
problem Constructing Funk-Finsler structures in hyperbolic models.
method Using Finsler isometries and explicit computations, the Funk-Finsler structure is constructed in various hyperbolic models.
result The Funk-Finsler structure in the Klein unit disc is a Randers metric.
The study extends Obata's theorem and classifies Finsler manifolds with transnormal functions.
problem Classifying Finsler manifolds based on geometric properties.
method Extending Obata's theorem and using a second order differential equation.
result Complete Finsler manifolds of positive constant flag curvature are homeomorphic to spheres.
A new connection in Finsler geometry unifies various types of connections.
problem Introducing a unified connection in Finsler geometry.
method Using the pullback formalism, a new linear connection is introduced and investigated.
result The existence and uniqueness of the new connection are proved intrinsically.
The paper shows examples of geodesics switching infinitely often on certain manifolds.
problem Understanding geodesics with infinitely many switches on Finsler and sub-Finsler manifolds.
method Provided examples and explicit structures on Carnot groups, presented a sufficient condition for chattering.
result Geodesics on certain manifolds can exhibit a countable number of switches in arbitrarily small time intervals.
In this paper, we study normal homogeneous Finsler spaces. We first define the notion of a normal homogeneous Finsler space, using the method of isometric submersion of Finsler metrics. Then we study the geometric properties. In particular, we establish a technique to reduce the classification of normal homogeneous Fin…
Study on Kähler Finsler manifolds with curvature bounds, proving theorems.
problem Understanding Kähler Finsler manifolds with curvature constraints.
method Analyzing partial parallelism of complex structure, proving theorems.
result Generalized comparison theorem for positively curved Kähler Finsler manifolds.
The paper proves properties of Finsler submanifolds and analytic maps.
problem Analyzing properties of Finsler submanifolds and their analytic maps.
method Proving properties of regular fibers of analytic maps and Finsler submersions.
result Regular fibers of an analytic map are equifocal under certain conditions.
New definition of naturally reductive Finsler manifolds using geodesic graphs.
problem Defining naturally reductive Finsler manifolds using geodesic graphs.
method Proposed a new geometrical definition using geodesic graphs and constructed examples of Finsler metrics.
result Explicit examples of Finsler naturally reductive metrics constructed.
We prove that, for a Finsler space, if the weighted Ricci curvature is bounded below by a positive number and the diam attains its maximal value, then it is isometric to a standard Finsler sphere. As an application, we show that the first eigenvalue of the Finsler-Laplacian attains its lower bound if and only if the Fi…
The paper examines properties of spherical Finsler metrics, proving their semi-C-reducibility and conditions for vanishing mean stretch curvature.
problem Analyzing curvature properties of spherical Finsler metrics.
method Proving semi-C-reducibility and finding conditions for vanishing mean stretch curvature.
result Conditions for a general spherically symmetric Finsler metric to have vanishing mean stretch curvature.
The paper proves short-time existence and uniqueness of Ricci flow on Finsler manifolds.
problem Existence and uniqueness of Ricci flow solutions on Finsler manifolds.
method Investigation of short-time existence and uniqueness of Ricci flow solutions on Finsler manifolds.
result Theorems demonstrating the short-time existence of the flow solution for n-dimensional Finsler manifolds and the uniqueness of the solution for isotropic Finsler manifolds.
Study cylindrical symmetric Finsler metrics with vanishing Douglas curvature.
problem Understanding Finsler metrics with specific curvature properties.
method Analyzing cylindrically symmetric Finsler metrics and solving differential equations.
result Differential equations for cylindrically symmetric Finsler metrics with vanishing Douglas curvature.
Extends Penrose limit to Finsler spacetimes.
problem Extending Penrose limit to Finsler spacetimes.
method Introducing lightlike coordinates and adapting Lorentzian pp-wave definition.
result New examples of Finsler pp-waves presented.
Study Ricci curvature of homogeneous Finsler spaces with specific metrics.
problem Curvature properties of homogeneous Finsler spaces with (α,β)-metrics. method Derived explicit formulae for Ricci curvature and found conditions for vanishing S-curvature. result Spaces with vanishing S-curvature and negative Ricci curvature are Riemannian. Effective field theories with explicit Lorentz violation are intimately linked to Riemann-Finsler geometry. The quadratic single-fermion restriction of the Standard-Model Extension provides a rich source of pseudo-Riemann-Finsler spacetimes and Riemann-Finsler spaces. An example is presented that is constructed from a …