On the Berwald–Weyl curvature
In this paper, we study the Berwald–Weyl curvature which is defined for a spray/Finsler metric with a volume form. We obtain some expressions for the Berwald–Weyl curvature. This quantity is a projective invariant with respect to a fixed volume form. We prove that for any spray of scalar curvature on a manifold of dimension [Formula: see text], the Berwald–Weyl curvature vanishes with respect to any volume form. We also show that for any Finsler metric of constant Ricci curvature and constant S-curvature, the Berwald–Weyl curvature vanishes with respect to the Busemann–Hausdorff volume form. This study leads to a new notion of BWeyl-flat sprays/Finsler metrics.
Authors
- Liling Sun
- Zhongmin Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8074-3944)
Institutions
- Jimei University (CN)
- Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Mathematics
- Published
- 2025-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1142/s0129167x25500648
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Differential Geometry Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00