The flag curvature of a submanifold of a Randers-Minkowski space in terms of Zermelo data (Q2134904)

The main result of this paper is an expression of the flag curvature of a submanifold of a Randers-Minkowski space \((V,F)\) in terms of invariants related to its Zermelo data \((h, W )\). More precisely, these invariants are the sectional curvature and the second fundamental form of the positive definite scalar product \(h\) and some projections of the wind \(W\). This expression allows for a promising characterization of submanifolds with scalar flag curvature in terms of Riemannian quantities, which, when a hypersurface is considered, seems quite approachable. As a consequence, the authors prove that any \(h\)-flat hypersurface \(S\) has scalar \(F\)-flag curvature and the metric of its Zermelo data is conformally flat.