Hokkaido University Preprint Series in Mathematics
Volume:
835
Start Page:
1
End Page:
29
Abstract:
This paper study the Gauss-Bonnet theorem for Finsler surfaces with smooth boundary. This is a natural generalization of the Gauss-Bonnet theorem for Riemannian surfaces with smooth boundary as well as an extension of the Gauss-Bonnet theorem for boundaryless Finsler surfaces. The paper starts with an introduction in the Finsler geometry of surfaces with emphasis on the Berwald and Landsberg surfaces.