| publication name | Metrizability of Holonomy Invariant Projective Deformation of Sprays |
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| Authors | Salah Elgendi & Zoltan Muzsnay |
| year | 2020 |
| keywords | spray; projective deformation; metrizability problem; holonomy invariant function; holonomy distribution. |
| journal | Canadian Mathematical Bulletin |
| volume | Not Available |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | 1-14 |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-mathematical-bulletin/article/metrizability-of-holonomy-invariant-projective-deformation-of-sprays/658C56DFA22C679E4C7906976D1284E8 |
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| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
In this paper, we consider projective deformation of the geodesic system of Finsler spaces by holonomy invariant functions. Starting with a Finsler spray S and a holonomy invariant function P, we investigate the metrizability property of the projective deformation ̃S = S − 2λPC. We prove that for any holonomy invariant nontrivial function P and for almost every value λ ∈ R, such deformation is not Finsler metrizable. We identify the cases where such deformation can lead to a metrizable spray. In these cases, the holonomy invariant function P is necessarily one of the principal curvatures of the geodesic structure.