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Using the formulae for the Gaussian curvature of an indicatrix in a Lagrange space from [4] and [8] similar computations are obtained for generalized Lagrange spaces. Some examples are discussed.
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Crâşmăreanu, M. (2003). The Gaussian Curvature for the Indicatrix of a Generalized Lagrange Space. In: Anastasiei, M., Antonelli, P.L. (eds) Finsler and Lagrange Geometries. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0405-2_8
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