Towards the classification of odd-dimensional homogeneous reversible Finsler spaces with positive flag curvature (Q2406448): Difference between revisions

Let \(G\) be a compact connected simply connected Lie group and \(H\) a connected closed subgroup in \(G\). One significant problem in homogeneous Finsler geometry is to classify the smooth coset spaces \(G/H\) which admit a \(G\)-invariant Finsler metric with positive flag curvature. Using some results from the previous work [Indiana Univ. Math. J. 66, No. 3, 949--972 (2017; Zbl 1371.53049)] regarding the flag curvature, the authors consider the classification of odd-dimensional positively curved reversible homogeneous Finsler spaces \((G/H,F).\) If \(\;H\) is not regular in \(G\) then \(G/H\) admits a \(G\)-invariant Riemannian metric with positive curvature, (Theorem 1). Also if \(H\) is a regular subgroup of \(G\) they prove in Theorem 2 that there are only two possibilities: 1. \(G/H\) is equivalent to the homogenous spheres \(S^{2n-1}=\mathrm U(n)/\mathrm U(n-1),\) \( S^{4n-1}=\mathrm{Sp}(n)\mathrm U(1)/\mathrm{Sp}(n-1)\mathrm U(1),\) \(n>1,\) or \(\mathrm U(3)\)-homogeneous Aloff-Wallach's spaces. 2. \(G/H\) is equivalent to an odd-dimensional positively curved reversible homogeneous Finsler spaces \(G^{\prime }/H^{\prime }\) such that \(G^{\prime }\) is compact simple and \(H^{\prime }\) is a regular subgroup in \(G^{\prime }\).