ON A CLASS OF DOUGLAS METRICS

被引:45
作者
Li, Benling [1 ]
Shen, Yibing [2 ]
Shen, Zhongmin [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Ningbo Univ, Dept Math, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
[2] Zhejiang Univ, Dept Math, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
[3] Indiana Univ Purdue Univ, Dept Math Sci, Indianapolis, IN 46202 USA
[4] Zhejiang Univ, Ctr Math Sci, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Finsler metric; Douglas metric; (alpha; beta)-metric;
D O I
10.1556/SScMath.2009.1096
中图分类号
O1 [数学];
学科分类号
0701 ; 070101 ;
摘要
In this paper, we study a class of Finsler metrics defined by a Riemannian metric and a 1-form on a manifold. We find an equation that characterizes Douglas metrics on a manifold of dimension n >= 3.
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页码:355 / 365
页数:11
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