On -recurrent almost Kenmotsu manifolds

Authors

  • YANING WANG College of Mathematics and Information Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, Henan, P. R. China
  • XIMIN LIU School of Mathematical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, P. R. China

Keywords:

Almost Kenmotsu manifold, -recurrence, -symmetry, generalized nullity distribution.

Abstract

The object of this paper is to investigate -recurrent and -symmetric almost Kenmotsumanifolds with the characteristic vector fields belonging to some nullity distributions.

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Published

04-02-2015