Some curvature properties of Cartan spaces with mth root metrics

In this paper, we define some non-Riemannian curvature properties for Cartan spaces. We consider a Cartan space with the mth root metric. We prove that every mth root Cartan space of isotropic Landsberg curvature, or isotropic mean Landsberg curvature, or isotropic mean Berwald curvature reduces to a Landsberg, weakly Landsberg, and weakly Berwald spaces, respectively. Then we show that the mth root Cartan space of almost vanishing H-curvature satisfies H?=?0.     

Strongly convex weakly complex Berwald metrics and real Landsberg metrics

Under the assumption that' is a strongly convex weakly Khler Finsler metric on a complex manifold M, we prove that F is a weakly complex Berwald metric if and only if F is a real Landsberg metric.This result together with Zhong(2011) implies that among the strongly convex weakly Kahler Finsler metrics there does not exist unicorn metric in the sense of Bao(2007). We also give an explicit example of strongly convex Kahler Finsler metric which is simultaneously a complex Berwald metric, a complex Landsberg metric,a real Berwald metric, and a real Landsberg metric.     

Some properties of m-th root Finsler metrics

We prove that every m-th root metric with isotropic mean Berwald curvature reduces to a weakly Berwald metric. Then we show that an m-th root metric with isotropic mean Landsberg curvature is a weakly Landsberg metric. We find necessary and sufficient condition under which conformal β-change of anm-th root metric is locally dually flat. Finally, we prove that the conformal β-change of locally projectively flat m-th root metrics are locally Minkowskian.     

On conformal complex Finsler metrics

In this paper, we study conformal transformations in complex Finsler geometry. We first prove that two weakly Kähler Finsler metrics cannot be conformal. Moreover, we give a necessary and sufficient condition for a strongly pseudoconvex complex Finsler metric to be locally conformal weakly Kähler Finsler. Finally, we discuss conformal transformations of a strongly pseudoconvex complex Finsler metric, which preserve the geodesics, holomorphic S curvatures and mean Landsberg tensors.

     

On the class of generalized Landsberg manifolds

In 2000, Bejancu–Farran introduced the class of generalized Landsberg manifolds which contains the class of Landsberg manifolds. In this paper, we prove three global results for generalized Landsberg manifolds. First, we show that every compact generalized Landsberg manifold is a Landsberg manifold. Then we prove that every complete generalized Landsberg manifold with relatively isotropic Landsberg curvature reduces to a Landsberg manifold. Finally, we show that every generalized Landsberg manifold with vanishing Douglas curvature satisfies \(\mathbf{H}=0\).     

On a class of weak Landsberg metrics

In this paper, we discuss a class of Finsler metrics defined by a Riemannian metric and a 1-form on a manifold. We characterize weak Landsberg metrics in this class and show that there exist weak Landsberg metrics which are not Landsberg metrics in dimension greater than two.     

On Unitary Invariant Strongly Pseudoconvex Complex Landsberg Metrics

In this paper,we prove that a unitary invariant strongly pseudoconvex complex Finsler metric is a complex Landsberg metric if and if only if it comes from a unitary invariant Hermitian metric. This implies that there does not exist unitary invariant complex Landsberg metric unless it comes from a unitary invariant Hermitian metric.     

具有相对迷向平均Landsberg曲率的流形的一个整体刚性定理

讨论了具有相对迷向平均Landsberg曲率的度量的一些几何性质.证明了任一闭的具有负旗曲率与相对迷向平均Landsberg曲率的流形一定是Riemann流形.     

On m-th root metrics with special curvature properties

In this Note, we prove that every m-th root Finsler metric with isotropic Landsberg curvature reduces to a Landsberg metric. Then, we show that every m-th root metric with almost vanishing H-curvature has vanishing H-curvature.     

Properties of Berwald scalar curvature

We prove that a Finsler manifold with vanishing Berwald scalar curvature has zero E-curvature. As a consequence, Landsberg manifolds with vanishing Berwald scalar curvature are Berwald manifolds. For (α,β)-metrics on manifold of dimension greater than 2, if the mean Landsberg curvature and the Berwald scalar curvature both vanish, then the Berwald curvature also vanishes.     

Correction to “All regular Landsberg metrics are Berwald”

Just recently, incompleteness in the proof of the theorem appearing in the title [published in Szabó (Ann Glob Anal Geom, to appear, 2008)] has been discovered. Without this problematic part, the theorem is established only in the following restricted form: “A regular Finsler metric is Berwald if and only if it satisfies the dual Landsberg condition.” The incompleteness appears in proving that the original Landsberg condition implies the dual one.     

THE MAIN INVARIANTS OF A COMPLEX FINSLER SPACE

In this paper we extend the results obtained in [3], where are investigated the general settings of the two-dimensional complex Finsler manifolds, with respect to a local complex Berwald frame. The geometry of such manifolds is controlled by three real invariants which live on T ′M : two horizontal curvature invariants K and W and one vertical curvature invariant I. By means of these invariants are defined both the horizontal and the vertical holomorphic sectional curvatures. The complex Landsberg and Berwald spaces are of particular interest. Complex Berwald spaces coincide with K¨ahler spaces, in the two-dimensional case. We establish the necessary and sufficient condition under which K is a constant and we obtain a characterization for the K¨ahler purely Hermitian spaces by the fact K = W = constant and I = 0. For the class of complex Berwald spaces we have K = W = 0.Finally, a classification of two-dimensional complex Finsler spaces for which the horizontal curvature satisfies a special property is obtained.     

All regular Landsberg metrics are Berwald

This article negatively answers the long standing problem concerning the existence of non-Berwald Landsberg metrics.     

On a class of almost regular Landsberg metrics

There is a long existing "unicorn" problem in Finsler geometry: whether or not any Landsberg metric is a Berwald metric? Some classes of metrics were studied in the past and no regular non-Berwaldian Landsberg metric was found. However, if the metric is almost regular(allowed to be singular in some directions),some non-Berwaldian Landsberg metrics were found in the past years. All of them are composed by Riemannian metrics and 1-forms. This motivates us to ?nd more almost regular non-Berwaldian Landsberg metrics in the class of general(α, β)-metrics. In this paper, we ?rst classify almost regular Landsberg general(α, β)-metrics into three cases and prove that those regular metrics must be Berwald metrics. By solving some nonlinear PDEs,some new almost regular Landsberg metrics are constructed which have not been described before.     

A Note on normalizations of orbit closures

We give a negative answer to a question by J. M. Landsberg on the nature of normalizations of orbit closures. A counterexample originates from the study of complex, ternary, cubic forms.     

Hypersurfaces of semi-C-reducible and S4-like Finsler spaces

The notions of semi C-reducible and S4-like Finsler spaces have been introduced by Matsumoto and Shibata ([6]). The object of the present paper is to study some properties of the hypersurfaces immersed in semi-C-reducible and S4-like Finsler spaces. It has been proved that a hypersurface of semi-C-reducible Finsler space is a semi-C-reducible while the condition, under with a hypersurface of S4-like Finsler space will be a S-4like space, has been obtained. The condition under which a hypersurface of semi-C-reducible Landsberg space will be a Landsberg space has also been obtained. After using the so called “T-condition” (Matsumoto [5]) we have discussed the condition under which a hypersurface of a semi-C-reducible Finsler spaceF _n satisfying T-condition will also satisfy T-condition.     

关于Minkowski空间的子流形

利用Ｆｉｎｓｌｅｒ法曲率Ａ、Ｌａｎｄｓｂｅｒｇ曲率Ｌｙ、法切曲率Ｆｙ、Ｂｅｒｗａｌｄ联络Ｄ以及第二基本形式Ⅱ_ｙ，研究Ｍｉｎｋｏｗｓｋｉ空间中的子流形、子流形的旗曲率与李齐曲率．     

A note on L. Zhou's result on Finsler surfaces with K = 0 and J = 0

In this note, we show that the examples of non-Berwaldian Landsberg surfaces with vanishing flag curvature, obtained in [5], are in fact Berwaldian. Consequently, Bryant's claim is still unverified.     

The rigidity theorem for harmonic maps from Berwald manifolds

In this paper, we can prove that any non‐degenerate strongly harmonic map ? from a compact Berwald manifold with nonnegative general Ricci curvature to a Landsberg manifold with non‐positive flag curvature must be totally geodesic, which generalizes the result of Eells and Sampson ([2]).     

Minkowski空间的等价性定理及在Finsler几何的应用

首先利用中心仿射几何中的结果建立了Minkowski空间的等价性定理.作为在Finsler几何中的应用,我们证明满足一定条件的Landsberg空间为Berwald空间,这些条件可以是具有闭的Cartan型形式,S曲率为零或平均Berwald曲率为零.