Superconnections and an intrinsic Gauss-Bonnet-Chern formula for Finsler manifolds

DOI10.1007/S11425-023-2144-6zbMATH Open1525.53077arXiv1607.06611OpenAlexW3125367450MaRDI QIDQ6136724FDOQ6136724

Authors: Huitao Feng, Ming Li 

Publication date: 31 August 2023

Published in: Science China. Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper, we establish an intrinsic Gauss-Bonnet-Chern formula for Finsler manifolds by using the Mathai-Quillen's superconnection formalism, in which no extra vector field is involved. Furthermore, we prove a more general Lichnerowicz formula in this direction through a geometric localization procedure.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1607.06611

zbMATH Keywords

Finsler manifoldsGauss-Bonnet-Chern formulasuperconnections

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Connections (general theory) (53C05) Global differential geometry of Finsler spaces and generalizations (areal metrics) (53C60) Characteristic classes and numbers in differential topology (57R20)

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