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This article is an exposition of four loosely related remarks on the geometry of Finsler manifolds with constant positive flag curvature. <p> The first remark is that there is a canonical Kahler structure on the space of geodesics of such a…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Robert L. Bryant

We briefly review some basic concepts of parallel displacement in Finsler geometry. In general relativity, the parallel translation of objects along the congruence of the fundamental observer corresponds to the evolution in time. By…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-12-18 A. P. Kouretsis , M. Stathakopoulos , P. C. Stavrinos

A geodesic circle in Finsler geometry is a natural extension of that in a Euclidean space. In this paper, we apply Lie derivatives and the Cartan $Y$-connection to study geodesic circles and (infinitesimal) concircular transformations on a…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-07-20 Zhongmin Shen , Guojun Yang

In this paper, first we prove the existence of invariant vector field on a homogeneous Finsler space with infinite series $(\alpha, \beta)$-metric and exponential metric. Next, we deduce an explicit formula for the the $S$-curvature of…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2017-12-29 Gauree Shanker , Kirandeep Kaur

In this paper, we explore the similarity between normal homogeneity and $\delta$-homogeneity in Finsler geometry. They are both non-negatively curved Finsler spaces. We show that any connected $\delta$-homogeneous Finsler space is…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-11-04 Ming Xu , Lei Zhang

We survey the geometry of Lagrange and Finsler spaces and discuss the issues related to the definition of curvature of nonholonomic manifolds enabled with nonlinear connection structure. It is proved that any commutative Riemannian geometry…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-09-07 Sergiu I. Vacaru

The study of curvature properties of homogeneous Finsler spaces with $(\alpha, \beta)$-metrics is one of the central problems in Riemann-Finsler geometry. In this paper, we consider homogeneous Finsler spaces with square metric and Randers…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-03-04 Sarita Rani , Gauree Shanker

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…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-05-08 Nabil L. Youssef , A. Soleiman

Two special Finsler spaces have been introduced and investigated, namely $R^h$-recurrent Finsler space and consircularly recurrent Finsler space. The defining properties of these spaces are formulated in terms of the first curvature tensor…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2013-06-04 Nabil L. Youssef , A. Soleiman

A systematic approach has been developed to encompass the Minkowski-type extension of Euclidean geometry such that a one-vector anisotropy is permitted, retaining simultaneously the concept of angle. For the respective geometry, the…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2016-09-07 G. S. Asanov

We show how to compute tensor derivatives and curvature tensors using affine connections. This allows for all computations to be obtained without using coordinate systems, in a way that parallels the computations appearing in classical…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-06-26 Miguel Ángel Javaloyes

We show that which that for a Berwald structure, any Riemannian structure that is preserved by the Berwald connection leaves the indicatrix invariant under horizontal parallel transport. We also obtain the converse result: if $({\bf M},F)$…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-03-13 Ricardo Gallego Torrome , Fernando Etayo

The notions of the interior and truncated connections of a nonholonomic manifold are introduced. A class of extended truncated connections is distinguished. For the case of a contact space with a Finsler metric, it is shown that there…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2011-03-23 Sergey V. Galaev

Generalized Berwald manifolds are Finsler manifolds admitting linear connections such that the parallel transports preserve the Finslerian length of tangent vectors (compatibi\-li\-ty condition). By the fundamental result of the theory…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2019-09-10 Csaba Vincze

Recently we have obtained the Cartan connection for the Finsler space whose metric is given by an exponential change with an h-vector. In this paper, we discuss certain geometric properties of a Finslerian hyperspace subjected to an…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-11-23 M. K. Gupta , Anil K. Gupta

Dimensionality reduction is a fundamental task that aims to simplify complex data by reducing its feature dimensionality while preserving essential patterns, with core applications in data analysis and visualisation. To preserve the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-01 Thomas Dagès , Simon Weber , Ya-Wei Eileen Lin , Ronen Talmon , Daniel Cremers , Michael Lindenbaum , Alfred M. Bruckstein , Ron Kimmel

We describe how to approximate the Riemann curvature tensor as well as sectional curvatures on possibly infinite-dimensional shape spaces that can be thought of as Riemannian manifolds. To this end, we extend the variational time…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-12-17 Alexander Effland , Behrend Heeren , Martin Rumpf , Benedikt Wirth

In the standard approach to Finsler geometry the metric is defined as a vertical Hessian and the Chern or Cartan connections appear as just two among many possible natural linear connections on the pullback tangent bundle. Here it is shown…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-08-14 E. Minguzzi

Finslerian extension of the theory of relativity implies that space-time can be not only in an amorphous state which is described by Riemann geometry but also in ordered, i.e. crystalline states which are described by Finsler geometry.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-02-10 George Yu. Bogoslovsky

The Finsleroid-Finsler space is constructed over an underlying Riemannian space by the help of a scalar $g(x)$ and an input 1-form $b$ of unit length. Explicit form of the entailed tensors, as well as the respective spray coefficients, is…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-10-23 G. S. Asanov