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HARMONIC FINSLER MANIFOLDS WITH MINIMAL HOROSPHERES

  • Kim, Chang-Wan (Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences Mokpo National Maritime University)
  • Received : 2017.04.05
  • Accepted : 2018.05.16
  • Published : 2018.07.31
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Abstract

In this paper we show that complete noncompact harmonic Finsler manifolds with minimal horospheres are flat.

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