Given the Finsler structure (M, F) on a manifold M, a Riemannian structure (M, h) and a linear connection on M are defined. They are obtained as the " average " of the Finsler structure and the Chern connection. This linear connection is the Levi-Civita connection of the Riemannian metric h. The relation between parallel transport of the Chern connection and the Levi-Civita connection of h are ...

This thesis studies the role of Finsler geometry in quantum time optimal control of systems with constrained control field power and other constraints. The systems considered are all finite dimensional systems with pure states. A Finsler metric is constructed such that its geodesics are the time optimal trajectories for the quantum time evolution operator on the special unitary group. This metr...

Nonholonomic distributions and adapted frame structures on (pseudo) Riemannian manifolds of even dimension are employed to build structures equivalent to almost Kähler geometry and which allows to perform a Fedosov-like quantization of gravity. The nonlinear connection formalism that was formally elaborated for Lagrange and Finsler geometry is implemented in classical and quantum Einstein gravity.

Based on the analogue spacetime programme, and many other ideas currently mooted in “quantum gravity”, there is considerable ongoing speculation that the usual pseudoRiemannian (Lorentzian) manifolds of general relativity might eventually be modified at short distances. Two specific modifications that are often advocated are the adoption of Finsler geometries (or more specifically, pseudo-Finsl...

In this paper we prove that for every bumpy Finsler metric F on every rationally homological n-dimensional sphere Sn with n ≥ 2, there exist always at least two distinct prime closed geodesics.

We consider the p-Laplacian operator on a domain equipped with a Finsler metric. We recall relevant properties of its first eigenfunction for finite p and investigate the limit problem as p →∞.

We consider the p–Laplacian operator on a domain equipped with a Finsler metric. After deriving and recalling relevant properties of its first eigenfunction for p > 1, we investigate the limit problem as p → 1.