Connections compatible with a metric and statistical manifolds (Q1333684)

In a manifold with a pseudo-Riemannian structure the family of torsion- free connections which are conjugate with respect to a metric is called compatible with a metric. In this article the author considers the whole class of connections compatible with a pseudo-Riemannian metric. He studies the properties of the operator of covariant differentiation, of the curvature tensor, of the tensor of a deformation of one of such connections into another. The results are applied to statistical manifolds in the Lauritzen sense. It is proved that every \(\alpha\)-connection of Amari-Chentsov is compatible with the Fisher metric. The author further describes the conjugate-symmetrical statistical manifold.