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Projective and Finsler metrizability: parameterization-rigidity of the geodesics

Differential Geometry 2012-08-02 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

In this work we show that for the geodesic spray SS of a Finsler function FF the most natural projective deformation S~=S2λFC\widetilde{S}=S -2 \lambda F\mathbb C leads to a non-Finsler metrizable spray, for almost every value of λR\lambda \in \mathbb R. This result shows how rigid is the metrizablility property with respect to certain reparameterizations of the geodesics. As a consequence we obtain that the projective class of an arbitrary spray contains infinitely many sprays that are not Finsler metrizable.

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@article{arxiv.1108.4628,
  title  = {Projective and Finsler metrizability: parameterization-rigidity of the geodesics},
  author = {Ioan Bucataru and Zoltán Muzsnay},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.4628},
  year   = {2012}
}