Finsler 2-manifolds with maximal holonomy group of infinite dimension (Q490679)

The study of holonomy properties of Finsler spaces is a new field of research in differential geometry. In a previous paper, the authors proved that there exist families of projectively flat Finsler manifolds of constant curvature with infinite-dimensional holonomy group. In the current article, they provide a first example of an infinite-dimensional Finsler holonomy group. The authors prove that the topological closure of the holonomy group of a special class of simply connected, projectively flat Finsler 2-manifolds of constant curvature is the connected component of the full diffeomorphism group of the circle. This class contains the positively complete standard Funk plane of constant positive curvature and the complete irreversible Bryant-Shen spheres of constant negative curvature. For these examples, the closed holonomy group is maximal.