# (α, β)-Metrics with Killing β of Constant Length

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Amirkabir university

2 Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic)

Abstract

The class of (α,β)-metrics is a rich and important class of Finsler metrics, which is extensively studied. Here, we study (α,β)-metrics with Killing of constant length 1-form β and find a simplified formula for their Ricci curvatures. Then, we
show that if F=α+β+b\frac{β^2}{α} is an Einstein Finsler metric, then α is an Einstein Riemann metric.

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