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Algebraic characterizations by means of the curvature in contact geometry

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  • Vector Field
  • Curvature Tensor
  • Sasakian Manifold
  • Hermitian Manifold
  • Hermitian Symmetric Space

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Bueken, P., Vanhecke, L. (1989). Algebraic characterizations by means of the curvature in contact geometry. In: Carreras, F.J., Gil-Medrano, O., Naveira, A.M. (eds) Differential Geometry. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1410. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0086413

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