In this paper, we prove a global rigidity theorem for negatively curved Finsler metrics on a compact manifold of dimension n ≥ 3. We show that for such a Finsler manifold, if the flag curvature is a scalar function on the tangent bundle, then the Finsler metric is of Randers type. We also study the case when the Finsler metric is locally projectively flat.

let (m,g ) be a compact immersed hypersurface of (rn+1,) , λ1 the first nonzeroeigenvalue, α the mean curvature, ρ the support function, a the shape operator, vol (m ) the volume of m,and s the scalar curvature of m. in this paper, we established some eigenvalue inequalities and proved theabove.1) 1 2 2 2 2m ma dv dvn∫ ρ ≥ ∫ α ρ ,2)( )2 2 1 2m 1 mdv s dvn nα ρ ≥ ρ∫ − ∫ ,3) if the scalar curvatu...

The notion of holomorphic bi-flag curvature for a complex Finsler space (M, F ) is defined with respect to the Chern complex linear connection on the pull-back tangent bundle. By means of holomorphic curvature and holomorphic flag curvature of a complex Finsler space, a special approach is devoted to obtain the characterizations of the holomorphic bi-flag curvature. For the class of generalized...

The flag curvature is a natural extension of the sectional curvature in Riemannian geometry, and the S-curvature is a non-Riemannian quantity which vanishes for Riemannian metrics. There are (incomplete) nonRiemannian Finsler metrics on an open subset in Rn with negative flag curvature and constant S-curvature. In this paper, we are going to show a global rigidity theorem that every Finsler met...

We determine a 2-codimensional CR-structure on the slit tangent bundle T0M of a Finsler manifold (M, F) by imposing a condition on the almost complex structure associated to F when restricted to the structural distribution of a framed f -structure. This condition is satisfied when (M, F) is of scalar flag curvature (particularly flat). In the Riemannian case (M, g) this last condition means tha...

In this paper we study some rigidity properties for Finsler manifolds of sectional flag curvature. We prove that any Landsberg manifold of non-zero sectional flag curvature and any closed Finsler manifold of negative sectional flag curvature must be Riemannian.

It is the Hilbert’s Fourth Problem to characterize the (not-necessarilyreversible) distance functions on a bounded convex domain in R such that straight lines are shortest paths. Distance functions induced by a Finsler metric are regarded as smooth ones. Finsler metrics with straight geodesics said to be projective. It is known that the flag curvature of any projective Finsler metric is a scala...

Every Finsler metric naturally induces a spray but not so for the converse. The notion sprays of scalar (resp. isotropic) curvature has been known as generalization metrics flag curvature. In this paper, new notion, constant curvature, is introduced and especially it shows that isotropic necessarily even in dimension $$n\ge 3$$ . Further, complete conditions are given constant) to be metrizable...

in this paper, we study a class of finsler metrics which contains the class of p-reducible andgeneral relatively isotropic landsberg metrics, as special cases. we prove that on a compact finsler manifold,this class of metrics is nothing other than randers metrics. finally, we study this class of finsler metrics withscalar flag curvature and find a condition under which these metrics reduce to r...