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arxiv: 1108.4628 · v1 · pith:HNGMMNSWnew · submitted 2011-08-23 · 🧮 math.DG · math-ph· math.MP

Projective and Finsler metrizability: parameterization-rigidity of the geodesics

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In this work we show that for the geodesic spray $S$ of a Finsler function $F$ the most natural projective deformation $\widetilde{S}=S -2 \lambda F\mathbb C$ leads to a non-Finsler metrizable spray, for almost every value of $\lambda \in \mathbb R$. This result shows how rigid is the metrizablility property with respect to certain reparameterizations of the geodesics. As a consequence we obtain that the projective class of an arbitrary spray contains infinitely many sprays that are not Finsler metrizable.

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