A Sampler of Riemann-Finsler Geometry (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521831819)

Finsler geometry generalizes Riemannian geometry in the same sense that Banach spaces generalize Hilbert spaces. This book presents an expository account of seven important topics in Riemann-Finsler geometry, ones which have recently undergone significant development but have not had a detailed pedagogical treatment elsewhere. Each article will open the door to an active area of research, and is suitable for a special topics course in graduate-level differential geometry. The contributors consider issues related to volume, geodesics, curvature, complex differential geometry, and parametrized jet bundles, and include a variety of instructive examples.

Author: David Bao
ISBN-10: 0521831814
ISBN-13: 9780521831819
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2004
Pages: 376
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 9.58h x 6.62w x 0.97d