If D is a bounded convex domain in C , then the work of Lempert [L] and Royden-Wong [RW] (see also [A]) show that given any point p ∈ D and any non-zero tangent vector v ∈ C at p, there exists a holomorphic map φ:U → D from the unit disk U ⊂ C into D passing through p and tangent to v in p which is an isometry with respect to the hyperbolic distance of U and the Kobayashi distance of D. Further...

In 1977, M. Matsumoto and R. Miron [9] constructed an orthonormal frame for an n-dimensional Finsler space, called ‘Miron frame’. The present authors [1, 2, 3, 10, 11] discussed four-dimensional Finsler spaces equipped with such frame. M. Matsumoto [7, 8] proved that in a three-dimensional Berwald space, all the main scalars are h-covariant constants and the h-connection vector vanishes. He als...

We study the asymptotics of number $N(t)$ geometrically distinct closed geodesics length $\leq t$ a Riemannian or Finsler metric on connected sum two compact manifolds dimension at least three with non-trivial fundamental groups, and apply results to prime decomposition three-manifold. In particular we show that function grows like numbers $3$-manifold infinite group. It follows generic has inf...

We first present the natural definitions of horizontal differential, divergence (as an adjoint operator), and a $p$-harmonic form on Finsler manifold. Next, we prove Hodge-type theorem for manifold in sense that $p$-form is harmonic if only Laplacian vanishes. This viewpoint provides new appropriate definition vector fields geometry. approach leads to Bochner-Yano type classification based Ricc...

The starting point of the famous structure theorems on Berwald spaces due to Z.I. Szabó [4] is an observation on the Riemann-metrizability of positive definite Berwald manifolds. It states that there always exists a Riemannian metric on the underlying manifold such that its Levi-Civita connection is just the canonical connection of the Berwald manifold. In this paper we present a new elementary...