Topology of complete Finsler manifolds admitting convex functions

Geodesics on Non–complete Finsler Manifolds

In this note based on paper [3] we deal with domains D (i.e. connected open subsets) of a Finsler manifold (M, F ). At first we carry out a comparison between different notions of convexity for their boundaries. Then a careful application of variational methods to the geodesic problem yields that the convexity of ∂D is equivalent to the existence of a minimal geodesic for each pair of points of...

On Stretch curvature of Finsler manifolds

In this paper, Finsler metrics with relatively non-negative (resp. non-positive), isotropic and constant stretch curvature are studied.  In particular, it is showed that every compact Finsler manifold with relatively non-positive (resp. non-negative) stretch curvature is a Landsberg metric. Also, it is proved that every  (α,β)-metric of non-zero constant flag curvature and non-zero relatively i...

Homotheties of Finsler Manifolds *

We give a new and complete proof of the following theorem, discovered by Detlef Laugwitz: (forward) complete and connected finite dimensional Finsler manifolds admitting a proper homothety are Minkowski vector spaces. More precisely, we show that under these hypotheses the Finsler manifold is isometric to the tangent Minkowski vector space of the fixed point of the homothety via the exponential...

Stable Exponentially Harmonic Maps Between Finsler Manifolds

Manifolds admitting stable forms

Special geometries defined by a class of differential forms on manifolds are again in the center of interests of geometers. These interests are motivated by the fact that such a setting of special geometries unifies many known geometries as symplectic geometry and geometries with special holonomy [Joyce2000], as well as other geometries arised in the M-theory [GMPW2004], [Tsimpis2005]. A series...