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Finsler 2-manifolds whose holonomy group is the diffeomorphism group of the circle

Differential Geometry 2012-10-26 v1

Abstract

In this paper we show that the topological closure of the holonomy group of a certain class of projectively flat Finsler 2-manifolds of constant curvature is maximal, that is isomorphic to the connected component of the diffeomorphism group of the circle. This class of 2-manifolds contains the standard Funk plane of constant negative curvature and the Bryant-Shen-spheres of constant positive curvature. The result provides the first examples describing completely infinite dimensional Finslerian holonomy structures.

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@article{arxiv.1210.6966,
  title  = {Finsler 2-manifolds whose holonomy group is the diffeomorphism group of the circle},
  author = {Zoltan Muzsnay and Peter T. Nagy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1210.6966},
  year   = {2012}
}