Homogeneous Randers spaces with isotropic S-curvature and positive flag curvature

In this paper, we will give a complete classification of homogeneous Randers spaces with isotropic S-curvature and positive flag curvature. This results in a large class of Finsler spaces with non-constant positive flag curvature. At the final part of the paper, we prove a rigidity result asserting...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mathematische Zeitschrift 2012-04, Vol.270 (3-4), p.989-1009
Hauptverfasser: Hu, Zhiguang, Deng, Shaoqiang
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In this paper, we will give a complete classification of homogeneous Randers spaces with isotropic S-curvature and positive flag curvature. This results in a large class of Finsler spaces with non-constant positive flag curvature. At the final part of the paper, we prove a rigidity result asserting that a homogeneous Randers space with almost isotropic S-curvature and negative Ricci scalar must be Riemannian.
ISSN:0025-5874
1432-1823
DOI:10.1007/s00209-010-0836-9