D-Recurrent Kropina Spaces with Generalized Douglas Metric

Abstract

In this paper, we obtain the necessary and sufficient condition for a D-recurrent Kropina space to be a generalized Douglas space. Further we prove equivalent conditions for a D-recurrent Kropina space with weak Berwald metric.

Keywords

• D-recurrent Finsler spaces,Douglas metrics, Generalized Douglas metrics, Kropina spaces, Weak

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