Title of article :
Finsler Metrics with K = 0 and S = 0
Author/Authors :
SHEN، ZHONGMIN نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Abstract :
In the paper, we study the shortest time problem on a Riemannian space with an external force. We show that such problem can be converted to a shortest path problem on a Randers space. By choosing an appropriate external force on the Euclidean space, we obtain a non-trivial Randers metric of zero flag curvature. We also show that any positively complete Randers metric with zero flag curvature must be locally Minkowskian.
Keywords :
Atmospheric optics , Atmospheric and ocean optics , Atmospheric transmittance , Meteorology
Journal title :
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS
Journal title :
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS