On square-type Finsler metrics of vanishing flag curvature

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Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Qom Qom. Iran

Abstract

In this paper, we construct a family of Finsler metrics, called square-type Finsler metrics. We obtain the  flag curvature of this metric. Then we  find a necessary and sufficient condition under which the  flag curvature of square-type Finsler metrics becomes zero.

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Journal of Finsler Geometry and its Applications
Volume 3, Issue 2
December 2022
Pages 57-63

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