An Introduction to Riemann-Finsler Geometry (Graduate Texts in Mathematics) - Softcover

Bao, D.; Chern, S.-S.; Shen, Z.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1461270707 ISBN 13: 9781461270706

Publisher: Springer, 2012

Synopsis

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

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About the Author

Zhongmin Shen is Associate Professor of Mathematics at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI).

Review

"This book offers the most modern treatment of the topic and will attract both graduate students and a broad community of mathematicians from various related fields."
EMS Newsletter, Issue 41, September 2001

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1461270707
• ISBN 13: 9781461270706
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 455