Proof of Laugwitz Conjecture and Landsberg Unicorn Conjecture for Minkowski norms with $SO(k)\times SO(n-k)$-symmetry

Abstract

For a smooth strongly convex Minkowski norm $F:\mathbb{R}^n \to \mathbb{R}_{\geq0}$, we study isometries of the Hessian metric corresponding to the function $E=\tfrac12F^2$. Under the additional assumption that $F$ is invariant with respect to the standard action of $SO(k)\times SO(n-k)$, we prove a conjecture of Laugwitz stated in 1965. Further, we describe all isometries between such Hessian metrics, and prove Landsberg Unicorn Conjecture for Finsler manifolds of dimension $n\ge 3$ such that at every point the corresponding Minkowski norm has a linear $SO(k)\times SO(n-k)$-symmetry