Abstract
Let Fm = (M, F) be a Finsler manifold and G be the Sasaki-Finsler metric on TM°. We show that the curvature tensor field of the Levi-Civita connection on (TM°, G) is completely determined by the curvature tensor field of Vrănceanu connection and some adapted tensor fields on TM°. Then we prove that (TM°, G) is locally symmetric if and only if Fm is locally Euclidean. Also, we show that the flag curvature of the Finsler manifold Fm is determined by some sectional curvatures of the Riemannian manifold (TM°, G). Finally, for any c ≠ 0 we introduce the c-indicatrix bundle IM (c) and obtain new and simple characterizations of Fm of constant flag curvature c by means of geometric objects on both IM (c) and (TM°, G).
