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On the structure of Finsler and areal spaces

Differential Geometry 2013-07-04 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We study underlying geometric structures for integral variational functionals, depending on submanifolds of a given manifold. Applications include (first order) variational functionals of Finsler and areal geometries with integrand the Hilbert 1-form, and admit immediate extensions to higher-order functionals.

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@article{arxiv.1307.1036,
  title  = {On the structure of Finsler and areal spaces},
  author = {Erico Tanaka and Demeter Krupka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.1036},
  year   = {2013}
}

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8 pages, Proceedings for AGMP-8, to be published in the special issue of Miskolc Mathematical Notes