In Finsler geometry, there are infinitely many models of constant curvature. The Funk metrics, the Hilbert-Klein metrics and the Bryant metrics are projectively flat with non-zero constant curvature. A recent example constructed by the author is projectively flat with zero curvature. In this paper, we introduce a technique to construct non-projectively flat Finsler metrics with zero curvature i...

In this paper, we prove a global rigidity theorem for negatively curved Finsler metrics on a compact manifold of dimension n ≥ 3. We show that for such a Finsler manifold, if the flag curvature is a scalar function on the tangent bundle, then the Finsler metric is of Randers type. We also study the case when the Finsler metric is locally projectively flat.

In this paper we study the properties of special (α, β)-metric α α−β + β, the Randers change of Matsumoto metric. We find a necessary and sufficient condition for this metric to be of locally projectively flat and we prove the conditions for this metric to be of Berwald and Douglas type.

Abstract In this paper, we study locally projectively flat Finsler metrics of constant flag curvature. We find equations that characterize these by warped product. Using the obtained equations, manufacture new product vanishing These contain metric introduced Berwald and spherically symmetric given Mo-Zhu.

The well-known Funk metric F (x, y) is projectively flat with constant flag curvature K = −1/4 and the Hilbert metric Fh(x, y) := (F (x, y) + F (x,−y))/2 is projectively flat with constant curvature K = −1. These metrics are the special solutions to Hilbert’s Fourth Problem. In this paper, we construct a non-trivial R-flat spray using the Funk metric. It is then an inverse problem in the calcul...

This paper studies hypersurfaces admitting a locally symmetric connection which is induced by the Gauß conormal map in affine geometry. It is known that the rank of the shape operator is of importance to this topic. In dimension two we give new results for an arbitrary shape operator. In the case of a nondegenerate shape operator hypersurfaces with locally symmetric conormal connection can be t...

In this article, the aim is to introduce a para-Sasakian manifold with a canonical paracontact connection. It is shown that φ−conharmonically flat , φ−W2 flat and φ−pseudo projectively flat para-Sasakian manifolds with respect to canonical paracontact connection are all η−Einstein manifolds. Also, we prove that quasi-pseudo projectively flat para-Sasakian manifolds are of constant scalar curvat...

‎In this paper we first obtain the non-Riemannian Randers metrics of Douglas type on two-step homogeneous nilmanifolds of dimension five‎. ‎Then we explicitly give the flag curvature formulae and the $S$-curvature formulae for the Randers metrics of Douglas type on these spaces‎. ‎Moreover‎, ‎we prove that the only simply connected five-dimensional two-step homogeneous Randers nilmanifolds of D...

In the context of uniformisation problems, we study projective varieties with klt singularities whose cotangent sheaf admits a projectively flat structure over smooth locus. Generalising work Jahnke-Radloff, show that torus quotients are only semistable and extremal Chern classes. An analogous result for nef normalised sheaves follows.