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Geodesics in Randers spaces of constant curvature

Author(s): Colleen Robles
Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 359 (2007), 1633-1651.
MSC (2000): Primary 53B40, 53C60
Posted: October 16, 2006
MathSciNet review: 2272144
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Abstract: Geodesics in Randers spaces of constant curvature are classified.

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Additional Information:

Colleen Robles
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3368
Email: robles@math.tamu.edu

DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9947-06-04051-7
PII: S 0002-9947(06)04051-7
Keywords: Finsler geometry, Randers metric, constant curvature, geodesics, Zermelo navigation, infinitesimal homothety
Received by editor(s): January 19, 2005
Posted: October 16, 2006
Copyright of article: Copyright 2006, American Mathematical Society
The copyright for this article reverts to public domain after 28 years from publication.




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