Differential Geometry of Spray and Finsler Spaces, Hardcover by Shen, Zhongmin, ISBN 0792368681, ISBN-13 9780792368687, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

Shen (mathematical sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis) explains recent developments in Finsler geometry and Spray geometry, treating Riemannian geometry and pseudo-Riemannian geometry as the special case of Finsler geometry. The geometric methods developed are useful for studying problems arising from biology, physics, and other fields. Chapters cover areas such as Minkowski spaces, Finsler spaces, S-curvature, non-Riemannian quantities, structure equations of sprays and of Finsler metrics, Finsler spaces of scalar curvature, and exponential maps. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()