An Introduction to Riemann-Finsler Geometry (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781461270706)

PRELIMINARY TEXT. DO NOT USE. Finsler geometry is a metric generalization of Riemannian geometry and has become a comparatively young branch of differential geometry. Although Finsler geometry has its genesis in Riemann's 1854 "Habilitationsvortrag," its systematic study was not initiated until 1918 by Finsler, and the fundamentals were not completely formulated until the mid-thirties. Later, however, the field underwent a rapid development by mathematicians and physicists of many countries. The main purpose of this book is to study the metric geometry of Finsler manifolds. Portions of the book generalize some standard concepts from Riemannian geometry to the Finsler setting, while other

Author: D. Bao, S. -S Chern, Z. Shen
ISBN-10: 1461270707
ISBN-13: 9781461270706
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 10/03/2012
Pages: 435
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.41lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.93d