In this paper we first study some global properties of the energy functional on a nonreversible Finsler manifold. In particular we present a fully detailed proof of the Palais–Smale condition under the completeness of the Finsler metric. Moreover we define a Finsler metric of Randers type, which we call Fermat metric, associated to a conformally standard stationary spacetime. We shall study the...

We prove that any simply connected and complete Riemannian manifold, on which a Randers metric of positive constant flag curvature exists, must be diffeomorphic to an odd-dimensional sphere, provided a certain 1-form vanishes on it. 1. Introduction. The geometry of Finsler manifolds of constant flag curvature is one of the fundamental subjects in Finsler geometry. Akbar-Zadeh [1] proved that, u...

The aim of the present paper is to provide a global presentation, as complete as we can, of the theory of special Finsler manifolds. We introduce and investigate globally (or intrinsically, free from local coordinates) many of the most important and commonly used special Finsler manifolds : locally Minkowskian, Berwald, Landesberg, general Landesberg, P -reducible, C-reducible, semi-C-reducible...

After recalling the structure equations of Finsler structures on surfaces, I define a notion of ‘generalized Finsler structure’ as a way of micro-localizing the problem of describing Finsler structures subject to curvature conditions. I then recall the basic notions of path geometry on a surface and define a notion of ‘generalized path geometry’ analogous to that of ‘generalized Finsler structu...

In this paper, we study a class of Finsler metrics with orthogonal invariance. We find an equation that characterizes these Finsler metrics of almost vanishing H-curvature. As a consequence, we show that all orthogonally invariant Finsler metrics of almost vanishing H-curvature are of almost vanishing Ξ-curvature and corresponding one forms are exact, generalizing a result previously only known...

In this paper we consider a dominating Finsler metric on a complete Riemannian manifold. First we prove that the energy integral of the Finsler metric satisfies the Palais-Smale condition, and ask for the number of geodesics with endpoints in two given submanifolds. Using Lusternik-Schnirelman theory of critical points we obtain some multiplicity results for the number of Finsler-geodesics betw...