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).
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