Date of this Version
9-19-2003
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Article
Abstract
We prove that the dimension of the 1-nullity distribution N(1) on a closed Sasakian manifold M of rankl is at least equal to 2l−1 provided that M has an isolated closed characteristic. The result is then used to provide some examples of k-contact manifolds which are not Sasakian. On a closed, 2n+1-dimensional Sasakian manifold of positive bisectional curvature, we show that either the dimension of N(1) is less than or equal to n+1 or N(1) is the entire tangent bundle TM. In the latter case, the Sasakian manifold Mis isometric to a quotient of the Euclidean sphere under a finite group of isometries. We also point out some interactions between k-nullity, Weinstein conjecture, and minimal unit vector fields.
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Recommended Citation
Philippe Rukimbira, “Rank and -nullity of contact manifolds,” International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, vol. 2004, no. 20, pp. 1025-1034, 2004. doi:10.1155/S0161171204309142
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This article was originally published in Hindawi International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences Volume 2004 (2004).