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The geometry of regular Lagrangians provides useful differential geometric models for a variety of fields, including variational calculus, electromagnetic theory, general relativity and relativistic optics, [MA]. Although the general theory of Lagrange differential geometry has been fully developed, only the so-called almost Finsler Lagrangians have been studied for purposes of applications until now. In the present paper, another class of Lagrangians, which arise in biology, are studied from a purely geometrical point-of-view, [MA].
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Anastasiei, M., Antonelli, P.L. (1996). The Differential Geometry of Lagrangians which Generate Sprays . In: Antonelli, P.L., Miron, R. (eds) Lagrange and Finsler Geometry. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 76. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8650-4_2
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