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A '''Randers metric''' on a [[differential manifold]] is defined as a [[Finsler metric]] that can be expressed as the sum of a [[Riemannian metric]] and a 1-form. | A '''Randers metric''' on a [[differential manifold]] is defined as a [[Finsler metric]] that can be expressed as the sum of a [[Riemannian metric]] and a 1-form. | ||
A manifold equipped with a Randers metric is termed a '''Randers manifold'''. | |||
==Related notions== | ==Related notions== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:51, 18 May 2008
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Definition
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A Randers metric on a differential manifold is defined as a Finsler metric that can be expressed as the sum of a Riemannian metric and a 1-form.
A manifold equipped with a Randers metric is termed a Randers manifold.