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On Finsler surfaces with certain flag curvatures

Differential Geometry 2022-09-16 v2

Abstract

In the present paper, we find out necessary and sufficient conditions for a Finsler surface (M,F)(M,F) to be Landsbregian in terms of the Berwald curvature 22-forms. We study Finsler surfaces which satisfy some flag curvature KK conditions, viz., V(K)=0,V(K)=I/F2V(K)=0,\,\,V(K)= -\mathcal{I}/F^2 and V(K)=IK,V(K)=-\mathcal{I}\,K, where I\mathcal{I} is the Cartan scalar. In order to do so, we investigate some geometric objects associated with the global Berwald distribution D:=span{S,H,V:=JH}\mathcal{D}:= \operatorname{span}\{S, H, V:=JH\} of a 22-dimensional Finsler metrizable nonflat spray SS. We obtain some classifications of such surfaces and show that under what hypothesis these surfaces turn to be Riemannian. The existence of a first integral for the geodesic flow in each case has some remarkable consequences concerning rigidity results. We prove that a Finsler surface with V(K)=I/F2V(K)= -\mathcal{I}/F^2 and either S(K)=0S(K)=0 or S(J)=0S(\mathcal{J})=0 is Riemannian. Further, a Finsler surface with V(K)=IKV(K)=-\mathcal{I}\,K and S(K)=0S(K)=0 is Riemannian.

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@article{arxiv.2011.02467,
  title  = {On Finsler surfaces with certain flag curvatures},
  author = {Ebtsam H. Taha},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.02467},
  year   = {2022}
}

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10 pages

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