Examples of Finsler metrics without conjugate points: metrics of revolution
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N. Zinov′ev
Translated by: the author - St. Petersburg Math. J. 20 (2009), 361-379
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S1061-0022-09-01052-8
- Published electronically: April 6, 2009
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Abstract:
A large class of Finsler metrics without conjugate points on the torus that are far away from flat metrics is constructed.References
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Bibliographic Information
- N. Zinov′ev
- Affiliation: Sun Microsystems SPB, LLC, 10th Krasnoarmeyskaya Street, 22-A, St. Petersburg, 190103, Russia
- Email: nikita.zinoviev@gmail.com
- Received by editor(s): February 8, 2008
- Published electronically: April 6, 2009
- © Copyright 2009 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: St. Petersburg Math. J. 20 (2009), 361-379
- MSC (2000): Primary 53B40
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S1061-0022-09-01052-8
- MathSciNet review: 2454452