In this paper we discuss some general aspects of the so-called geometrodynamical approach (GDA) to Chaos and present some results obtained within this framework. We firstly derive a näıve and yet general geometrization procedure, and then specialize the discussion to the descriptions of motion within the frameworks of two among the most representative implementations of the approach, namely the...

We prove that a Finsler manifold Fm is of constant curvature K = 1 if and only if the unit horizontal Liouville vector field is a Killing vector field on the indicatrix bundle IM of Fm.

A generalization of Finsler structures on surfaces is proposed and the differential invariants of such structures are developed. The information obtained is then used to construct examples of Finsler structures and generalized Finsler structures which satisfy various interesting curvature conditions. In particular, examples are constructed of non-Riemannian Finsler structures on the 2-sphere wh...

We study the asymptotics of number $N(t)$ geometrically distinct closed geodesics length $\leq t$ a Riemannian or Finsler metric on connected sum two compact manifolds dimension at least three with non-trivial fundamental groups, and apply results to prime decomposition three-manifold. In particular we show that function grows like numbers $3$-manifold infinite group. It follows generic has inf...

For non-reversible Finsler metrics of positive flag curvature on spheres and projective spaces we present results about the number and the length of closed geodesics and about their stability properties. 2000 MSC classification: 53C22; 53C60; 58E10

The flag curvature is a natural extension of the sectional curvature in Riemannian geometry, and the S-curvature is a non-Riemannian quantity which vanishes for Riemannian metrics. There are (incomplete) nonRiemannian Finsler metrics on an open subset in Rn with negative flag curvature and constant S-curvature. In this paper, we are going to show a global rigidity theorem that every Finsler met...

Methods of estimating (Riemannian and Finsler) filling volumes by using nonexpanding maps to Banach spaces of L∞-type are developed and generalized. For every Finsler volume functional (such as the Busemann volume or the Holmes– Thompson volume), a natural extension is constructed from the class of Finsler metrics to all Lipschitz metrics, and the notion of area is defined for Lipschitz surface...

We interpret magnetic billiards as Finsler ones and describe an analog of the string construction for magnetic billiards. Finsler billiards for which the law “angle of incidence equals angle of reflection” are described. We characterize the Finsler metrics in the plane whose geodesics are circles of a fixed radius. This is a magnetic analog of Hilbert’s fourth problem asking to describe the Fin...

In this note we give sufficient conditions to ensure that the weak Finsler structure of a complete C Finsler manifold M is determined by the normed algebra C b (M) of all real-valued, bounded and C k smooth functions with bounded derivative defined on M . As a consequence, we obtain: (i) the Finsler structure of a finite-dimensional and complete C Finsler manifold M is determined by the algebra...