A Sampler of Riemann-Finsler Geometry (Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Publications)

David Bao, Robert L. Bryant, Shiing-Shen Chern, Zhongmin Shen

ISBN 10: 0521831814 / ISBN 13: 9780521831819

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Sampler of Riemann-Finsler Geometry (Mathematical Sciences Research Institute Publications)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521831814
• ISBN 13: 9780521831819
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 24 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • MATHEMATICS

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Synopsis

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.

Book Description

Expository accounts of six important topics in Finsler geometry suitable for a special-topics graduate course in differential geometry. They treat issues related to volume, geodesics, curvature and mathematical biology, and provide a good variety of instructive examples.