In this work, we study a class of special Finsler metrics F called arctangent Finsler metric, which is a special (α, β)-metric, where a is a Riemannian metric and β is a 1-form, We obtain a sufficient and necessa...In this work, we study a class of special Finsler metrics F called arctangent Finsler metric, which is a special (α, β)-metric, where a is a Riemannian metric and β is a 1-form, We obtain a sufficient and necessary condition that F is locally projectively fiat if and only if α and β satisfy two special equations. Furthermore we give the non-trivial solutions for F to be locally projectively fiat. Moreover, we prove that such projectively fiat Finsler metrics with constant flag curvature must be locally Minkowskian.展开更多
In this work, we study the Asanov Finsler metric F=α(β^2/α^2+gβ/α+1)^1/2exp{(G/2)arctan[β/(hα)+G/2]}, where α=(αijy^iy^i)^1/2 is a Riemannian metric and β=by^i is a 1-fom, g∈(-2,2), h=(1-g^2/4...In this work, we study the Asanov Finsler metric F=α(β^2/α^2+gβ/α+1)^1/2exp{(G/2)arctan[β/(hα)+G/2]}, where α=(αijy^iy^i)^1/2 is a Riemannian metric and β=by^i is a 1-fom, g∈(-2,2), h=(1-g^2/4)^1/2, G=g/h. We give the necessary and sufficient condition for Asanov metric to be locally projectively flat, i.e., α is projectively flat and ,Sis parallel with respect to α. Moreover, we proved that the Douglas tensor of Asanov Finsler metric vanishes if and only if β is parallel with respect to α.展开更多
In this paper, we consider some polynomial (a,fl)-metrics, and discuss the sufficient and necessary conditions for a Finsler metric in the form F=α+α1β+α2β^2/α+α4β^4/α^3 to be projectively flat, where ai...In this paper, we consider some polynomial (a,fl)-metrics, and discuss the sufficient and necessary conditions for a Finsler metric in the form F=α+α1β+α2β^2/α+α4β^4/α^3 to be projectively flat, where ai 0=1,2,4) are constants with a1≠0, a is a Riemannian metric and β is a 1-form. By analyzing the geodesic coefficients and the divisibility of certain polynomials, we obtain that there are only five projectively flat cases for metrics of this type. This gives a classification for such kind of Finsler metrics.展开更多
In this paper, the Kahler conditions of the Chern-Finsler connection in complex Finsler geometry are studied, and it is proved that Kahler Finsler metrics are actually strongly Kahler.
We use a Killing form on a Riemannian manifold to construct a class of Finsler metrics. We find equations that characterize Einstein metrics among this class. In particular, we construct a family of Einstein metrics o...We use a Killing form on a Riemannian manifold to construct a class of Finsler metrics. We find equations that characterize Einstein metrics among this class. In particular, we construct a family of Einstein metrics on S^3 with Ric = 2F^2, Ric = 0 and Ric =-2F^2, respectively. This family of metrics provides an important class of Finsler metrics in dimension three, whose Ricci curvature is a constant, but the flag curvature is not.展开更多
In this paper, the Laplacian on the holomorphic tangent bundle T 1,0 M of a complex manifold M endowed with a strongly pseudoconvex complex Finsler metric is defined and its explicit expression is obtained by using th...In this paper, the Laplacian on the holomorphic tangent bundle T 1,0 M of a complex manifold M endowed with a strongly pseudoconvex complex Finsler metric is defined and its explicit expression is obtained by using the Chern Finsler connection associated with (M, F ). Utilizing the initiated "Bochner technique", a vanishing theorem for vector fields on the holomorphic tangent bundle T 1,0 M is obtained.展开更多
Let M be a smooth manifold with Finsler metric F,and let T M be the slit tangent bundle of M with a generalized Riemannian metric G,which is induced by F.In this paper,we prove that (i) (M,F) is a Landsberg manifold i...Let M be a smooth manifold with Finsler metric F,and let T M be the slit tangent bundle of M with a generalized Riemannian metric G,which is induced by F.In this paper,we prove that (i) (M,F) is a Landsberg manifold if and only if the vertical foliation F V is totally geodesic in (T M,G);(ii) letting a:= a(τ) be a positive function of τ=F 2 and k,c be two positive numbers such that c=2 k(1+a),then (M,F) is of constant curvature k if and only if the restriction of G on the c-indicatrix bundle IM (c) is bundle-like for the horizontal Liouville foliation on IM (c),if and only if the horizontal Liouville vector field is a Killing vector field on (IM (c),G),if and only if the curvature-angular form Λ of (M,F) satisfies Λ=1-a 2/R on IM (c).展开更多
If all prime closed geodesics on(S^n, F) with an irreversible Finsler metric F are irrationally elliptic,there exist either exactly 2 [(n+1)/2] or infinitely many distinct closed geodesics. As an application, we show ...If all prime closed geodesics on(S^n, F) with an irreversible Finsler metric F are irrationally elliptic,there exist either exactly 2 [(n+1)/2] or infinitely many distinct closed geodesics. As an application, we show the existence of three distinct closed geodesics on bumpy Finsler(S^3, F) if any prime closed geodesic has non-zero Morse index.展开更多
The purpose of the present paper is to investigate afflnely equivalent Kahler-Finsler metrics on a complex manifold. We give two facts (1) Projectively equivalent Kahler-Finsler metrics must be affinely equivalent; ...The purpose of the present paper is to investigate afflnely equivalent Kahler-Finsler metrics on a complex manifold. We give two facts (1) Projectively equivalent Kahler-Finsler metrics must be affinely equivalent; (2) a Khhler-Finsler metric is a Kaihler-Berwald metric if and only if it is affinely equivalent to a Kahler metric. Furthermore, we give a formula to describe the affine equivalence of two weakly Kaihler-Finsler metrics.展开更多
In this work,we study the convergence of evolving Finslerian metrics first in a general flow and next under Finslerian Ricci flow.More intuitively it is proved that a family of Finslerian metrics g(t)which are solut...In this work,we study the convergence of evolving Finslerian metrics first in a general flow and next under Finslerian Ricci flow.More intuitively it is proved that a family of Finslerian metrics g(t)which are solutions to the Finslerian Ricci flow converges in C~∞ to a smooth limit Finslerian metric as t approaches the finite time T.As a consequence of this result one can show that in a compact Finsler manifold the curvature tensor along the Ricci flow blows up in a short time.展开更多
We study conformal vector fields on a Finsler manifold whose metric is defined by a Riemannian metric, a 1-form and its norm. We find PDEs characterizing conformal vector fields. Then we obtain the explicit expression...We study conformal vector fields on a Finsler manifold whose metric is defined by a Riemannian metric, a 1-form and its norm. We find PDEs characterizing conformal vector fields. Then we obtain the explicit expressions of conformal vector fields for certain spherically symmetric metrics on R^n.展开更多
The classical Schwarz-Pick lemma for holomorphic mappings is generalized to planar harmonic mappings of the unit disk D completely. (I) For any 0 < r < 1 and 0 ρ < 1, the author constructs a closed convex do...The classical Schwarz-Pick lemma for holomorphic mappings is generalized to planar harmonic mappings of the unit disk D completely. (I) For any 0 < r < 1 and 0 ρ < 1, the author constructs a closed convex domain Er,ρ such that F((z,r)) eiαEr,ρ = {eiαz : z ∈ Er,ρ} holds for every z ∈ D, w = ρeiα and harmonic mapping F with F(D)D and F(z) = w, where △(z,r) is the pseudo-disk of center z and pseudo-radius r; conversely, for every z ∈ D, w = ρeiα and w ∈ eiαEr,ρ, there exists a harmonic mapping F such that F(D) D, F(z) = w and F(z ) = w for some z ∈ △(z,r). (II) The author establishes a Finsler metric Hz(u) on the unit disk D such that HF(z)(eiθFz(z) + e-iθFz(z)) ≤1 /(1- |z|2)holds for any z ∈ D, 0 θ 2π and harmonic mapping F with F(D)D; furthermore, this result is precise and the equality may be attained for any values of z, θ, F(z) and arg(eiθFz(z) + e-iθFz(z)).展开更多
We study a special class of Finsler metrics,namely,Matsumoto metrics F=α2α-β,whereαis a Riemannian metric andβis a 1-form on a manifold M.We prove that F is a(weak)Einstein metric if and only ifαis Ricci flat an...We study a special class of Finsler metrics,namely,Matsumoto metrics F=α2α-β,whereαis a Riemannian metric andβis a 1-form on a manifold M.We prove that F is a(weak)Einstein metric if and only ifαis Ricci flat andβis a parallel 1-form with respect toα.In this case,F is Ricci flat and Berwaldian.As an application,we determine the local structure and prove the 3-dimensional rigidity theorem for a(weak)Einstein Matsumoto metric.展开更多
In this paper, the authors construct a class of unitary invariant strongly pseudoconvex complex Finsler metrics which are of the form F =√[ rf(s- t)[, where r = ||v||~ 2, s =| z,v |~2/r, t =|| z||~ 2, f(w) is a real-...In this paper, the authors construct a class of unitary invariant strongly pseudoconvex complex Finsler metrics which are of the form F =√[ rf(s- t)[, where r = ||v||~ 2, s =| z,v |~2/r, t =|| z||~ 2, f(w) is a real-valued smooth positive function of w ∈ R,and z is in a unitary invariant domain M C^n. Complex Finsler metrics of this form are unitary invariant. We prove that F is a class of weakly complex Berwald metrics whose holomorphic curvature and Ricci scalar curvature vanish identically and are independent of the choice of the function f. Under initial value conditions on f and its derivative f, we prove that all the real geodesics of F =√[rf(s- t)] on every Euclidean sphere S^(2n-1) M are great circles.展开更多
基金Project (No. 10571154) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘In this work, we study a class of special Finsler metrics F called arctangent Finsler metric, which is a special (α, β)-metric, where a is a Riemannian metric and β is a 1-form, We obtain a sufficient and necessary condition that F is locally projectively fiat if and only if α and β satisfy two special equations. Furthermore we give the non-trivial solutions for F to be locally projectively fiat. Moreover, we prove that such projectively fiat Finsler metrics with constant flag curvature must be locally Minkowskian.
基金Project (No. 10571154) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘In this work, we study the Asanov Finsler metric F=α(β^2/α^2+gβ/α+1)^1/2exp{(G/2)arctan[β/(hα)+G/2]}, where α=(αijy^iy^i)^1/2 is a Riemannian metric and β=by^i is a 1-fom, g∈(-2,2), h=(1-g^2/4)^1/2, G=g/h. We give the necessary and sufficient condition for Asanov metric to be locally projectively flat, i.e., α is projectively flat and ,Sis parallel with respect to α. Moreover, we proved that the Douglas tensor of Asanov Finsler metric vanishes if and only if β is parallel with respect to α.
文摘In this paper, we consider some polynomial (a,fl)-metrics, and discuss the sufficient and necessary conditions for a Finsler metric in the form F=α+α1β+α2β^2/α+α4β^4/α^3 to be projectively flat, where ai 0=1,2,4) are constants with a1≠0, a is a Riemannian metric and β is a 1-form. By analyzing the geodesic coefficients and the divisibility of certain polynomials, we obtain that there are only five projectively flat cases for metrics of this type. This gives a classification for such kind of Finsler metrics.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 10571154)
文摘In this paper, the Kahler conditions of the Chern-Finsler connection in complex Finsler geometry are studied, and it is proved that Kahler Finsler metrics are actually strongly Kahler.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11371386)the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013) (Grant No. 317721)National Science Foundation of USA (Grant No. DMS-0810159)
文摘We use a Killing form on a Riemannian manifold to construct a class of Finsler metrics. We find equations that characterize Einstein metrics among this class. In particular, we construct a family of Einstein metrics on S^3 with Ric = 2F^2, Ric = 0 and Ric =-2F^2, respectively. This family of metrics provides an important class of Finsler metrics in dimension three, whose Ricci curvature is a constant, but the flag curvature is not.
基金Project Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 10871145, 10771174)the Doctoral Program Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (No. 2009007Q110053)
文摘In this paper, the Laplacian on the holomorphic tangent bundle T 1,0 M of a complex manifold M endowed with a strongly pseudoconvex complex Finsler metric is defined and its explicit expression is obtained by using the Chern Finsler connection associated with (M, F ). Utilizing the initiated "Bochner technique", a vanishing theorem for vector fields on the holomorphic tangent bundle T 1,0 M is obtained.
基金supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Fujian Province and Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10971170,10601040)
文摘Let M be a smooth manifold with Finsler metric F,and let T M be the slit tangent bundle of M with a generalized Riemannian metric G,which is induced by F.In this paper,we prove that (i) (M,F) is a Landsberg manifold if and only if the vertical foliation F V is totally geodesic in (T M,G);(ii) letting a:= a(τ) be a positive function of τ=F 2 and k,c be two positive numbers such that c=2 k(1+a),then (M,F) is of constant curvature k if and only if the restriction of G on the c-indicatrix bundle IM (c) is bundle-like for the horizontal Liouville foliation on IM (c),if and only if the horizontal Liouville vector field is a Killing vector field on (IM (c),G),if and only if the curvature-angular form Λ of (M,F) satisfies Λ=1-a 2/R on IM (c).
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11131004, 11471169 and 11401555)the Key Laboratory of Pure Mathematics and Combinatorics of Ministry of Education of China and Nankai University, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2014T70589)Chinese Universities Scientific Fund (Grant No. WK0010000037)
文摘If all prime closed geodesics on(S^n, F) with an irreversible Finsler metric F are irrationally elliptic,there exist either exactly 2 [(n+1)/2] or infinitely many distinct closed geodesics. As an application, we show the existence of three distinct closed geodesics on bumpy Finsler(S^3, F) if any prime closed geodesic has non-zero Morse index.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No. 2010121002)
文摘The purpose of the present paper is to investigate afflnely equivalent Kahler-Finsler metrics on a complex manifold. We give two facts (1) Projectively equivalent Kahler-Finsler metrics must be affinely equivalent; (2) a Khhler-Finsler metric is a Kaihler-Berwald metric if and only if it is affinely equivalent to a Kahler metric. Furthermore, we give a formula to describe the affine equivalence of two weakly Kaihler-Finsler metrics.
文摘In this work,we study the convergence of evolving Finslerian metrics first in a general flow and next under Finslerian Ricci flow.More intuitively it is proved that a family of Finslerian metrics g(t)which are solutions to the Finslerian Ricci flow converges in C~∞ to a smooth limit Finslerian metric as t approaches the finite time T.As a consequence of this result one can show that in a compact Finsler manifold the curvature tensor along the Ricci flow blows up in a short time.
文摘We study conformal vector fields on a Finsler manifold whose metric is defined by a Riemannian metric, a 1-form and its norm. We find PDEs characterizing conformal vector fields. Then we obtain the explicit expressions of conformal vector fields for certain spherically symmetric metrics on R^n.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.10671093)
文摘The classical Schwarz-Pick lemma for holomorphic mappings is generalized to planar harmonic mappings of the unit disk D completely. (I) For any 0 < r < 1 and 0 ρ < 1, the author constructs a closed convex domain Er,ρ such that F((z,r)) eiαEr,ρ = {eiαz : z ∈ Er,ρ} holds for every z ∈ D, w = ρeiα and harmonic mapping F with F(D)D and F(z) = w, where △(z,r) is the pseudo-disk of center z and pseudo-radius r; conversely, for every z ∈ D, w = ρeiα and w ∈ eiαEr,ρ, there exists a harmonic mapping F such that F(D) D, F(z) = w and F(z ) = w for some z ∈ △(z,r). (II) The author establishes a Finsler metric Hz(u) on the unit disk D such that HF(z)(eiθFz(z) + e-iθFz(z)) ≤1 /(1- |z|2)holds for any z ∈ D, 0 θ 2π and harmonic mapping F with F(D)D; furthermore, this result is precise and the equality may be attained for any values of z, θ, F(z) and arg(eiθFz(z) + e-iθFz(z)).
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.11171297)Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Grant No.Y6110027)
文摘We study a special class of Finsler metrics,namely,Matsumoto metrics F=α2α-β,whereαis a Riemannian metric andβis a 1-form on a manifold M.We prove that F is a(weak)Einstein metric if and only ifαis Ricci flat andβis a parallel 1-form with respect toα.In this case,F is Ricci flat and Berwaldian.As an application,we determine the local structure and prove the 3-dimensional rigidity theorem for a(weak)Einstein Matsumoto metric.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11271304,11171277)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(No.NCET-13-0510)+1 种基金the Fujian Province Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars(No.2013J06001)the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,State Education Ministry
文摘In this paper, the authors construct a class of unitary invariant strongly pseudoconvex complex Finsler metrics which are of the form F =√[ rf(s- t)[, where r = ||v||~ 2, s =| z,v |~2/r, t =|| z||~ 2, f(w) is a real-valued smooth positive function of w ∈ R,and z is in a unitary invariant domain M C^n. Complex Finsler metrics of this form are unitary invariant. We prove that F is a class of weakly complex Berwald metrics whose holomorphic curvature and Ricci scalar curvature vanish identically and are independent of the choice of the function f. Under initial value conditions on f and its derivative f, we prove that all the real geodesics of F =√[rf(s- t)] on every Euclidean sphere S^(2n-1) M are great circles.