An asymmetric Myers-Nakai theorem for non-reversible Finsler manifolds

In this work we provide a generalization of the celebrated Myers-Nakai Theorem for Riemannian manifolds to the framework of non-reversible Finsler manifolds, based on the ideas used in a previous generalization for reversible Finsler manifolds proved in GJR-13. In the reversible (i. e. metric) case, the function space used to characterize Finsler isometries is the normed algebra C¹b (M), of bounded and C¹-smooth real valued functions with bounded derivative on a Finsler manifold M, endowed with its natural norm. This function space had to be adapted in order for it to reflect the quasi-metric structure of non-reversible Finsler manifolds, resulting in a partial loss of the normed space structure. In order to achieve the desired result, we define new algebraic/quasi-metric structures to model the behavior of the aforementioned function space. The construction is based on the cone of smooth semi-Lipschitz functions.