Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10735145 | Journal of Geometry and Physics | 2005 | 22 Pages |
Abstract
In this paper, we are going to discuss the problem whether how we can check the conformality of a Finsler manifold to a Berwald manifold. The method is based on a differential 1-form constructing on the underlying manifold by the help of integral formulas such that its exterior derivative is conformally invariant. If the Finsler manifold is conformal to a Berwald manifold, then the exterior derivative vanishes. This gives the following necessary condition: the differential form is closed and, at least locally, it is exact as the exterior derivative of a scale function for testing the conformality. A necessary and sufficient condition is also given in terms of a distinguished linear connection on the underlying manifold - it is expressed by the help of canonical data. In order to illustrate how we can simplify the process in special cases Randers manifolds are considered with some explicit calculations.
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Authors
Cs. Vincze,