On the characterization of spherical curves in 3-dimensional Sasakian spaces

In this paper, we give the spherical characterization of a regular curve in 3-dimensional Sasakian space. Furthermore the differential equation which expresses the mentioned characterization is solved.     

Homotopy connectedness theorems for submanifolds of Sasakian manifolds

The homotopy connectedness theorem for invariant immersions in Sasakian manifolds with nonnegative transversal q-bisectional curvature is proved. Some Barth-Lefschetz type theorems for minimal submanifolds and (k, ?)-saddle submanifolds in Sasakian manifolds with positive transversal q-Ricci curvature are proved by using the weak (?-)asymptotic index. As a corollary, the Frankel type theorem is proved.     

Constructions in Sasakian geometry

We first generalize the join construction described previously by the first two authors [4] for quasi-regular Sasakian-Einstein orbifolds to the general quasi-regular Sasakian case. This allows for the further construction of specific types of Sasakian structures that are preserved under the join operation, such as positive, negative, or null Sasakian structures, as well as Sasakian-Einstein structures. In particular, we show that there are families of Sasakian-Einstein structures on certain 7-manifolds homeomorphic to S ² × S ⁵. We next show how the join construction emerges as a special case of Lerman’s contact fibre bundle construction [32]. In particular, when both the base and the fiber of the contact fiber bundle are toric we show that the construction yields a new toric Sasakian manifold. Finally, we study toric Sasakian manifolds in dimension 5 and show that any simply-connected compact oriented 5-manifold with vanishing torsion admits regular toric Sasakian structures. This is accomplished by explicitly constructing circle bundles over the equivariant blow-ups of Hirzebruch surfaces. During the preparation of this work the first two authors were partially supported by NSF grants DMS-0203219 and DMS-0504367.     

A note on rigidity of 3-Sasakian manifolds

Making use of the relations among 3-Sasakian manifolds, hypercomplex manifolds and quaternionic Kähler orbifolds, we prove that complete 3-Sasakian manifolds are rigid.

     

On Positive Sasakian Geometry

A Sasakian structure =(\xi,\eta,\Phi,g) on a manifold Mis called positiveif its basic first Chern class c₁( ) can be represented by a positive (1,1)-form with respect to its transverse holomorphic CR-structure. We prove a theorem that says that every positive Sasakian structure can be deformed to a Sasakian structure whose metric has positive Ricci curvature. This provides us with a new technique for proving the existence of positive Ricci curvature metrics on certain odd dimensional manifolds. As an example we give a completely independent proof of a result of Sha and Yang that for every nonnegative integer kthe 5-manifolds k#(S ²×S ³) admits metrics of positive Ricci curvature.     

On geometry of weakly cosymplectic manifolds

We consider classes of weakly cosymplectic manifolds whose Riemannian curvature tensors satisfy contact analogs of the Riemannian–Christoffel identities. Additional properties of the Riemannian curvature tensor symmetry are found and a classification of weakly cosymplectic manifolds is obtained.     

On the geometry of locally conformally almost cosymplectic manifolds

We obtain the complete group of structure equations of a locally conformally almost cosymplectic structure (an lc $ ACy $ -structure in what follows) and compute the components of the Riemannian curvature tensor on the space of the associated G-structure. Normal lc $ ACy $ -structures are studied in more detail. In particular, we prove that the contact analogs of A. Gray’s second and third curvature identities hold on normal lc $ ACy $ -manifolds, while the contact analog of A. Gray’s first identity holds if and only if the manifold is cosymplectic.     

On the geometry of normal locally conformal almost cosymplectic manifolds

Normal locally conformal almost cosymplectic structures (or -structures) are considered. A full set of structure equations is obtained, and the components of the Riemannian curvature tensor and the Ricci tensor are calculated. Necessary and sufficient conditions for the constancy of the curvature of such manifolds are found. In particular, it is shown that a normal -manifold which is a spatial form has nonpositive curvature. The constancy of ΦHS-curvature is studied. Expressions for the components of the Weyl tensor on the space of the associated G-structure are obtained. Necessary and sufficient conditions for a normal -manifold to coincide with the conformal plane are found. Finally, locally symmetric normal -manifolds are considered.     

Sasakian structures on CR-manifolds

A contact manifold M can be defined as a quotient of a symplectic manifold X by a proper, free action of \(\mathbb{R}\), with the symplectic form homogeneous of degree 2. If X is also Kähler, and its metric is homogeneous of degree 2, M is called Sasakian. A Sasakian manifold is realized naturally as a level set of a Kähler potential on a complex manifold, hence it is equipped with a pseudoconvex CR-structure. We show that any Sasakian manifold M is CR-diffeomorphic to an S ¹-bundle of unit vectors in a positive line bundle on a projective Kähler orbifold. This induces an embedding of M into an algebraic cone C. We show that this embedding is uniquely defined by the CR-structure. Additionally, we classify the Sasakian metrics on an odd-dimensional sphere equipped with a standard CR-structure.     

Sasakian空间形式中具有平行平均曲率向量的C-全实子流形

本文讨论了Sasakian空间形式中具有平行平均曲率向量的C-全实子流形,得到了一个Simons型公式并且改进了S.Yamaguchi等的一个结果.     

On the first Betti number of certain compact nearly cosymplectic manifolds

We shall show that the first Betti number of some class of compact nearly cosymplectic manifolds is zero or even.     

Skew CR Submanifolds of a Sasakian Manifold

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Sasaki几何中的能量泛函与典则度量

本文讨论了Sasaki 几何中的能量泛函E_k, 推导出其Euler-Lagrange 方程, 进而证明其临界度量的唯一性定理. 另外, 我们得到了具有常横截σ_k 曲率的Sasaki 度量的唯一性结论.     

On Ricci curvature ofC-totally real submanifolds in Sasakian space forms

LetM ⁿ be a Riemanniann-manifold. Denote byS(p) and Ric(p) the Ricci tensor and the maximum Ricci curvature onM _n, respectively. In this paper we prove that everyC-totally real submanifold of a Sasakian space formM ^2m+1(c) satisfies , whereH ² andg are the square mean curvature function and metric tensor onM ⁿ, respectively. The equality holds identically if and only if eitherM ⁿ is totally geodesic submanifold or n = 2 andM ⁿ is totally umbilical submanifold. Also we show that if aC-totally real submanifoldM ⁿ ofM ²ⁿ⁺¹ (c) satisfies identically, then it is minimal.     

On tangent bundles with Sasakian metrics of Finslerian and Riemannian manifolds

On the basis of the so-called phase completion the notion of vertical, horizontal and complete objects is defined in the tangent bundles over Finslerian and Riemannian manifold. Such a tangent bundle is made into a manifold of almost Kaehlerian structure by endowing it with Sasakian metric. The components of curvature tensors with respect to the adapted frame are presented. This having been done it is shown possible to study the differential geometry of Finslerian spaces by dealing with that of their own tangent bundles. This work was supported by National Research Coundil of Canada A-4037 (1960–70). Entrata in Redazione l'8 marzo 1970.     

Semi-Slant Submanifolds of a Sasakian Manifold

We define and study both bi-slant and semi-slant submanifolds of an almost contact metric manifold and, in particular, of a Sasakian manifold. We prove a characterization theorem for semi-slant submanifolds and we obtain integrability conditions for the distributions which are involved in the definition of such submanifolds. We also study an interesting particular class of semi-slant submanifolds.     

Sasakian空间型的C-全实伪脐子流形

本文讨论了Ｓａｓａｋｉａｎ空间型的Ｃ-全实伪脐子流形，给出关于第二基本形式长度的一个Ｐｉｎｃｈｉｎｇ定理．     

Hermitian structures on the product of Sasakian manifolds

We investigate the curvature properties of a two-parameter family of Hermitian structures on the product of two Sasakian manifolds, as well as intermediate relations. We give a necessary and sufficient condition for a Hermitian structure belonging to the family to be Einstein and provide concrete examples.