A new approach to generalized Berwald manifolds. I (Q2769548)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1701606
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A new approach to generalized Berwald manifolds. I
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1701606

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    25 November 2002
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    Finsler connections
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    generalized Berwald manifolds
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    Ichijyo connections
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    A new approach to generalized Berwald manifolds. I (English)
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    There is a class of Finsler manifolds for which the parallel translations with respect to a linear connection preserve the length of the tangent vector. These are called here generalized Berwald manifolds. The authors define a distinguished class of h-basic connections for these manifolds which are labeled Ichijyo connections. Curvatures, torsions, and other interesting properties are discussed.
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