\((\alpha_1,\alpha_2)\)-metrics and Clifford-Wolf homogeneity (Q2631033)

In the paper under review, the authors introduce new types of Finsler metrics, called \( (\alpha _{1},\alpha _{2})\)-metrics, which can be viewed as a generalization of the \((\alpha ,\beta )\)-metrics. The notion of \textit{good datum} of a homogeneous \((\alpha _{1},\alpha_{2})\)-metric is defined and used to study its geometric properties. A formula for the \(S\)-curvature is given and a condition for the \(S\)-curvature to vanish identically is found. The authors consider the restrictive Clifford-Wolf homogeneity of left-invariant \((\alpha _{1},\alpha_{2})\)-metrics on compact connected simple Lie groups (the motivation for this study is given) and prove that, in some special cases, a restrictively Clifford-Wolf homogeneous \((\alpha_{1},\alpha _{2})\)-metric must be Riemannian. The \(S\)-curvature plays an important role in the study of Clifford-Wolf homogeneity in Finsler geometry. The following theorems are proved: Theorem 1.1. Let \(F\) be a left-invariant \((\alpha _{1},\alpha _{2})\)-metric on a compact connected simple Lie group \(G\) with a decomposition \(g=V_{1}+V_{2}\), such that \(V_{2}\) is a Cartan subalgebra, and \(\dim V_{2}>1\). If \(F\) is restrictively \(CW\)-homogeneous, then it must be Riemannian. Theorem 1.2. Let \(F\) be a left-invariant \((\alpha _{1},\alpha _{2})\)-metric on a compact connected simple Lie group \(G\) with a decomposition \(g=V_{1}+V_{2}\), such that \(V_{2}\) is a \(2\)-dimensional commutative subalgebra. If \(F\) is restrictively \(CW\)-homogeneous, then it must be Riemannian. A key lemma is also proved, completing the proofs of all the main results in this paper.