Special coordinate systems in pseudo-Finsler geometry and the equivalence principle

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2016.12.013zbMATH Open1358.53027arXiv1601.07952OpenAlexW2258146767MaRDI QIDQ512100FDOQ512100

Authors: E. Minguzzi 

Publication date: 23 February 2017

Published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Special coordinate systems are constructed in a neighborhood of a point or of a curve. Taylor expansions can then be easily inferred for the metric, the connection, or the Finsler Lagrangian in terms of curvature invariants. These coordinates circumvent the difficulties of the normal and Fermi coordinates in Finsler geometry, which in general are not sufficiently differentiable. They are obtained applying the usual constructions to the pullback of a horizontally torsionless connection. The results so obtained are easily specialized to the Berwald or Chern-Rund connections and have application in the study of the equivalence principle in Finslerian extensions of general relativity.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1601.07952

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zbMATH Keywords

Finsler geometryequivalence principlenormal coordinates

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Local differential geometry of Lorentz metrics, indefinite metrics (53B30) Local differential geometry of Finsler spaces and generalizations (areal metrics) (53B40)

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• Cartan

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