Differential Geometry of Spray and Finsler Spaces
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: March 31, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780792368687
Subjects: Analytic geometry; Differential & Riemannian geometry; Geometry, Differential; Differential Geometry; Mathematical Physics; Mathematics; Sprays (Mathematics); Science/Mathematics; Applied; Differential Equations; Geometry - Differential; Mathematics / Geometry / Differential; Mathematics-Applied; Mathematics-Differential Equations; Geometry - General; Finsler spaces
First sentence: In this chapter, Minkowski spaces will be introduced.
Description: "This book is a comprehensive report of recent developments in Finsler geometry and Spray geometry. Riemannian geometry and pseudo-Riemannian geometry are treated as the special case of Finsler geometry. The geometric methods developed in this subject are useful for studying some problems arising from biology, physics and other fields." "Audience: The book will be of interest to graduate students and mathematicians in geometry who wish to go beyond the Riemannian world."--Jacket.