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We study (φ,φ′)-holomorphic maps between almost contact metric manifolds, in particular horizontally conformal (φ,φ′)-holomorphic submersions, and obtain some criteria for the harmonicity of such maps.
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Chinea, D. Harmonicity on maps between almost contact metric manifolds. Acta Math Hung 126, 352–365 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10474-009-9076-z
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