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K-contact metrics as Ricci solitons

Beiträge zur Algebra und Geometrie / Contributions to Algebra and Geometry volume 53, pages 25–30 (2012)Cite this article

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We study η-Einstein K-contact manifold whose metric is a Ricci soliton.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Krishnagar Government College, Krishnanagar, West Bengal, 741101, India

    Amalendu Ghosh

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA

    Ramesh Sharma

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Ghosh, A., Sharma, R. K-contact metrics as Ricci solitons. Beitr Algebra Geom 53, 25–30 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13366-011-0038-6

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Keywords

  • Ricci soliton
  • K-contact metric
  • η-Einstein

Mathematics Subject Classification (2000)

  • 53C25
  • 53C44
  • 53C21