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Geometric structures associated with a contact metric $(\kappa,\mu)$-space

Differential Geometry 2013-06-18 v1

Abstract

We prove that any contact metric (κ,μ)(\kappa,\mu)-space (M,ξ,ϕ,η,g)(M,\xi,\phi,\eta,g) admits a canonical paracontact metric structure which is compatible with the contact form η\eta. We study such canonical paracontact structure, proving that it verifies a nullity condition and induces on the underlying contact manifold (M,η)(M,\eta) a sequence of compatible contact and paracontact metric structures verifying nullity conditions. The behavior of that sequence, related to the Boeckx invariant IMI_M and to the bi-Legendrian structure of (M,ξ,ϕ,η,g)(M,\xi,\phi,\eta,g), is then studied. Finally we are able to define a canonical Sasakian structure on any contact metric (κ,μ)(\kappa,\mu)-space whose Boexkx invariant satisfies IM>1|I_M|>1.

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@article{arxiv.1003.1416,
  title  = {Geometric structures associated with a contact metric $(\kappa,\mu)$-space},
  author = {Beniamino Cappelletti Montano and Luigia di Terlizzi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.1416},
  year   = {2013}
}

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To appear on: Pacific Journal of Mathematics