On locally symmetric vector fields on Riemannian manifolds

It is shown that if ann-dimensional (n≧3) Riemannian manifold admitsr≧2 locally symmetric vector fields (LSVF's), then it is aV(k)-space. In particular, ifr=n−1 then the manifold is a space of constant curvature. In the case of a 3-dimensional Riemannian manifold a close connection between LSVF's and eigenvectors of the Ricci tensor is found.