A sphere theorem for non-reversible Finsler metrics (Q1434152)

For manifolds \(M\) endowed with non-reversible Finsler metric \(F\) the notion of {reversibility} \(\lambda=\max\{F(-X)\mid F(X)=1\}\geq1\) is introduced. The following generalization of the classical sphere theorem of Riemannian geometry is proved: ``If a simply connected and compact Finsler manifold of dimension \(n\geq3\) with reversibility \(\lambda\) and flag curvature \(K\) satisfies \((1-{1\over1+\lambda})^2< K\leq1\), then it is homotopy equivalent to the \(n\)-sphere''.