Preface |
Acknowledgments |
Finsler Manifolds and Their Curvature / Part 1: |
Finsler Manifolds and the Fundamentals of Minkowski Norms / Chapter 1: |
Physical Motivations / 1.0: |
Finsler Structures: Definitions and Conventions / 1.1: |
Two Basic Properties of Minkowski Norms / 1.2: |
Euler's Theorem / 1.2 A.: |
A Fundamental Inequality / 1.2 B.: |
Interpretations of the Fundamental Inequality / 1.2 C.: |
Explicit Examples of Finsler Manifolds / 1.3: |
Minkowski and Locally Minkowski Spaces / 1.3 A.: |
Riemannian Manifolds / 1.3 B.: |
Randers Spaces / 1.3 C.: |
Berwald Spaces / 1.3 D.: |
Finsler Spaces of Constant Flag Curvature / 1.3 E.: |
The Fundamental Tensor and the Cartan Tensor / 1.4: |
References for Chapter 1 |
The Chern Connection / Chapter 2: |
Prologue / 2.0: |
The Vector Bundle [pi]*TM and Related Objects / 2.1: |
Coordinate Bases Versus Special Orthonormal Bases / 2.2: |
The Nonlinear Connection on the Manifold TM \ 0 / 2.3: |
The Chern Connection on [pi]*TM / 2.4: |
Index Gymnastics / 2.5: |
The Slash (...)[subscript / 2.5 A.: |
Covariant Derivatives of the Fundamental Tensor g / 2.5 B.: |
Covariant Derivatives of the Distinguished l / 2.5 C.: |
References for Chapter 2 |
Curvature and Schur's Lemma / Chapter 3: |
Conventions and the hh-, hv-, vv-curvatures / 3.1: |
First Bianchi Identities from Torsion Freeness / 3.2: |
Formulas for R and P in Natural Coordinates / 3.3: |
First Bianchi Identities from "Almost" g-compatibility / 3.4: |
Consequences from the dx[superscript k] [logical and] dx[superscript l] Terms / 3.4 A.: |
Consequences from the dx[superscript k] [logical and] 1/F[delta]y[superscript 1] Terms / 3.4 B.: |
Consequences from the 1/F[delta]y[superscript k] [logical and] 1/F[delta]y[superscript 1] Terms / 3.4 C.: |
Second Bianchi Identities / 3.5: |
Interchange Formulas or Ricci Identities / 3.6: |
Lie Brackets among the [delta]/[delta]x and the F[characters not reproducible] / 3.7: |
Derivatives of the Geodesic Spray Coefficients G[superscript i] / 3.8: |
The Flag Curvature / 3.9: |
Its Definition and Its Predecessor / 3.9 A.: |
An Interesting Family of Examples of Numata Type / 3.9 B.: |
Schur's Lemma / 3.10: |
References for Chapter 3 |
Finsler Surfaces and a Generalized Gauss-Bonnet Theorem / Chapter 4: |
Minkowski Planes and a Useful Basis / 4.0: |
Rund's Differential Equation and Its Consequence / 4.1 A.: |
A Criterion for Checking Strong Convexity / 4.1 B.: |
The Equivalence Problem for Minkowski Planes / 4.2: |
The Berwald Frame and Our Geometrical Setup on SM / 4.3: |
The Chern Connection and the Invariants I, J, K / 4.4: |
The Riemannian Arc Length of the Indicatrix / 4.5: |
A Gauss-Bonnet Theorem for Landsberg Surfaces / 4.6: |
References for Chapter 4 |
Calculus of Variations and Comparison Theorems / Part 2: |
Variations of Arc Length, Jacobi Fields, the Effect of Curvature / Chapter 5: |
The First Variation of Arc Length / 5.1: |
The Second Variation of Arc Length / 5.2: |
Geodesics and the Exponential Map / 5.3: |
Jacobi Fields / 5.4: |
How the Flag Curvature's Sign Influences Geodesic Rays / 5.5: |
References for Chapter 5 |
The Gauss Lemma and the Hopf-Rinow Theorem / Chapter 6: |
The Gauss Lemma / 6.1: |
The Gauss Lemma Proper / 6.1 A.: |
An Alternative Form of the Lemma / 6.1 B.: |
Is the Exponential Map Ever a Local Isometry? / 6.1 C.: |
Finsler Manifolds and Metric Spaces / 6.2: |
A Useful Technical Lemma / 6.2 A.: |
Forward Metric Balls and Metric Spheres / 6.2 B.: |
The Manifold Topology Versus the Metric Topology / 6.2 C.: |
Forward Cauchy Sequences, Forward Completeness / 6.2 D.: |
Short Geodesics Are Minimizing / 6.3: |
The Smoothness of Distance Functions / 6.4: |
On Minkowski Spaces / 6.4 A.: |
On Finsler Manifolds / 6.4 B.: |
Long Minimizing Geodesics / 6.5: |
The Hopf-Rinow Theorem / 6.6: |
References for Chapter 6 |
The Index Form and the Bonnet-Myers Theorem / Chapter 7: |
Conjugate Points / 7.1: |
The Index Form / 7.2: |
What Happens in the Absence of Conjugate Points? / 7.3: |
Geodesics Are Shortest Among "Nearby" Curves / 7.3 A.: |
A Basic Index Lemma / 7.3 B.: |
What Happens If Conjugate Points Are Present? / 7.4: |
The Cut Point Versus the First Conjugate Point / 7.5: |
Ricci Curvatures / 7.6: |
The Ricci Scalar Ric and the Ricci Tensor Ric[subscript ij] / 7.6 A.: |
The Interplay between Ric and Ric[subscript ij] / 7.6 B.: |
The Bonnet-Myers Theorem / 7.7: |
References for Chapter 7 |
The Cut and Conjugate Loci, and Synge's Theorem / Chapter 8: |
Definitions / 8.1: |
The Cut Point and the First Conjugate Point / 8.2: |
Some Consequences of the Inverse Function Theorem / 8.3: |
The Manner in Which c[subscript y] and i[subscript y] Depend on y / 8.4: |
Generic Properties of the Cut Locus Cut[subscript x] / 8.5: |
Additional Properties of Cut[subscript x] When M Is Compact / 8.6: |
Shortest Geodesics within Homotopy Classes / 8.7: |
Synge's Theorem / 8.8: |
References for Chapter 8 |
The Cartan-Hadamard Theorem and Rauch's First Theorem / Chapter 9: |
Estimating the Growth of Jacobi Fields / 9.1: |
When Do Local Diffeomorphisms Become Covering Maps? / 9.2: |
Some Consequences of the Covering Homotopy Theorem / 9.3: |
The Cartan-Hadamard Theorem / 9.4: |
Prelude to Rauch's Theorem / 9.5: |
Transplanting Vector Fields / 9.5 A.: |
A Second Basic Property of the Index Form / 9.5 B.: |
Flag Curvature Versus Conjugate Points / 9.5 C.: |
Rauch's First Comparison Theorem / 9.6: |
Jacobi Fields on Space Forms / 9.7: |
Applications of Rauch's Theorem / 9.8: |
References for Chapter 9 |
Special Finsler Spaces over the Reals / Part 3: |
Berwald Spaces and Szabo's Theorem for Berwald Surfaces / Chapter 10: |
Various Characterizations of Berwald Spaces / 10.0: |
Examples of Berwald Spaces / 10.3: |
A Fact about Flat Linear Connections / 10.4: |
Characterizing Locally Minkowski Spaces by Curvature / 10.5: |
Szabo's Rigidity Theorem for Berwald Surfaces / 10.6: |
The Theorem and Its Proof / 10.6 A.: |
Distinguishing between y-local and y-global / 10.6 B.: |
References for Chapter 10 |
Randers Spaces and an Elegant Theorem / Chapter 11: |
The Importance of Randers Spaces / 11.0: |
Randers Spaces, Positivity, and Strong Convexity / 11.1: |
A Matrix Result and Its Consequences / 11.2: |
The Geodesic Spray Coefficients of a Randers Metric / 11.3: |
The Nonlinear Connection for Randers Spaces / 11.4: |
A Useful and Elegant Theorem / 11.5: |
The Construction of y-global Berwald Spaces / 11.6: |
The Algorithm / 11.6 A.: |
An Explicit Example in Three Dimensions / 11.6 B.: |
References for Chapter 11 |
Constant Flag Curvature Spaces and Akbar-Zadeh's Theorem / Chapter 12: |
Characterizations of Constant Flag Curvature / 12.0: |
Useful Interpretations of E and E / 12.2: |
Growth Rates of Solutions of E + [lambda]E = 0 / 12.3: |
Akbar-Zadeh's Rigidity Theorem / 12.4: |
Formulas for Machine Computations of K / 12.5: |
The Geodesic Spray Coefficients / 12.5 A.: |
The Predecessor of the Flag Curvature / 12.5 B.: |
Maple Codes for the Gaussian Curvature / 12.5 C.: |
A Poincare Disc That Is Only Forward Complete / 12.6: |
The Example and Its Yasuda-Shimada Pedigree / 12.6 A.: |
The Finsler Function and Its Gaussian Curvature / 12.6 B.: |
Geodesics; Forward and Backward Metric Discs / 12.6 C.: |
Consistency with Akbar-Zadeh's Rigidity Theorem / 12.6 D.: |
Non-Riemannian Projectively Flat S[superscript 2] with K = 1 / 12.7: |
Bryant's 2-parameter Family of Finsler Structures / 12.7 A.: |
A Specific Finsler Metric from That Family / 12.7 B.: |
References for Chapter 12 |
Riemannian Manifolds and Two of Hopf's Theorems / Chapter 13: |
The Levi-Civita (Christoffel) Connection / 13.1: |
Curvature / 13.2: |
Symmetries, Bianchi Identities, the Ricci Identity / 13.2 A.: |
Sectional Curvature / 13.2 B.: |
Ricci Curvature and Einstein Metrics / 13.2 C.: |
Warped Products and Riemannian Space Forms / 13.3: |
One Special Class of Warped Products / 13.3 A.: |
Spheres and Spaces of Constant Curvature / 13.3 B.: |
Standard Models of Riemannian Space Forms / 13.3 C.: |
Hopf's Classification of Riemannian Space Forms / 13.4: |
The Divergence Lemma and Hopf's Theorem / 13.5: |
The Weitzenbock Formula and the Bochner Technique / 13.6: |
References for Chapter 13 |
Minkowski Spaces, the Theorems of Deicke and Brickell / Chapter 14: |
Generalities and Examples / 14.1: |
The Riemannian Curvature of Each Minkowski Space / 14.2: |
The Riemannian Laplacian in Spherical Coordinates / 14.3: |
Deicke's Theorem / 14.4: |
The Extrinsic Curvature of the Level Spheres of F / 14.5: |
The Gauss Equations / 14.6: |
The Blaschke-Santalo Inequality / 14.7: |
The Legendre Transformation / 14.8: |
A Mixed-Volume Inequality, and Brickell's Theorem / 14.9: |
References for Chapter 14 |
Bibliography |
Index |
Preface |
Acknowledgments |
Finsler Manifolds and Their Curvature / Part 1: |