On Randers metrics with isotropic \(S\)-curvature (Q943518)

A Randers metric is a Finsler metric in the form \(F=\alpha +\beta\) , where \(\alpha =\sqrt{a_{ij}y^iy^j}\) and \(\beta = b_iy^i\). This can be expressed in the form \[ F= \frac{\sqrt{h(x,y)^2 - [h(x,W_x)^2h(x,y)^2-<y,W_x>_h^2]}}{1-h(x,W_x)^2} -\frac{<y,W_x>_h}{1-h(x,W_x)^2},\tag{1} \] where \(h(x,y) = \sqrt{h_{ij}y^iy^j}\) is a Riemannian metric, \(W\) is a vector field on \(M\) with \(h(x,W_x)<1\) for all \(x\in M\) and \(<,>_h\) is the inner product defined by \(h\). In [\textit{H. Xing}, ``The geometric meaning of Randers metrics with isotropic \(S\)-curvature'' (Chinese). Adv. Math. 34, 717--730 (2005)] one proves that \(F=\alpha +\beta\) is of isotropic \(S\)-curvature \(\mathbf{S}= (n+1)c(x)F\) if and only if (2) \(W_{i;j}+W_{j;i} = -4ch_{ij},\) where \(W_i = h_{ij}W^j\) and \(W_{i;j}\) denotes the coefficients of the covariant derivative of \(W\) with respect to \(h\). In this paper the general solution of (2), when \(h\) is of constant curvature, is found. Then by (1) a class of Randers metrics of isotropic \(S\)-curvature is obtained. This class includes all Randers metrics of constant flag curvature.