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On Lorentzian α-Sasakian Manifolds
Department of P.G. Studies and Research in Mathematics, Kuvempu University, Shimoga, India
Department of P.G. Studies and Research in Mathematics, Kuvempu University, Shimoga, India
Department of P.G. Studies and Research in Mathematics, Kuvempu University, Shimoga, India
- 1 Department of P.G. Studies and Research in Mathematics, Kuvempu University, Shimoga, India
- 2 Department of P.G. Studies and Research in Mathematics, Kuvempu University, Shimoga, India
- 3 Department of P.G. Studies and Research in Mathematics, Kuvempu University, Shimoga, India
Advances in Pure Mathematics·Volume 02 (2012)·Pages 177–182·Published 29 May 2012·DOI10.4236/apm.2012.23024
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Abstract
The object of the present paper is to study Lorentzian α-Sasakian manifolds satisfying certain conditions on the W2- curvature tensor.
KeywordsLorentzian α-Sasakian ManifoldW2-Curvature TensorEinstein Manifold
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