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2000 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

Variations of Arc Length, Jacobi Fields, the Effect of Curvature

verfasst von : D. Bao, S.-S. Chern, Z. Shen

Erschienen in: An Introduction to Riemann-Finsler Geometry

Verlag: Springer New York

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In this section, we use the method of differential forms to describe the first variation. There is another approach which uses vector fields and covariant differentiation. That is explored in a series of guided exercises at the end of 5.2. (Those exercises involve the second variation as well.) A systematic self-contained account can also be found in [BC1].

Metadaten
Titel
Variations of Arc Length, Jacobi Fields, the Effect of Curvature
verfasst von
D. Bao
S.-S. Chern
Z. Shen
Copyright-Jahr
2000
Verlag
Springer New York
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1268-3_5

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