On Lorentzian α-Sasakian Manifolds

Subbegowda Lokesh, Venkatesha, Channabasappa Shantappa Bagewadi, Kuntinamadu Thimmappa Pradeep Kumar

Department of P.G. Studies and Research in Mathematics, Kuvempu University, Shimoga, India.

DOI: 10.4236/apm.2012.23024                

Abstract

The object of the present paper is to study Lorentzian α-Sasakian manifolds satisfying certain conditions on the W2- curvature tensor.

Keywords

Lorentzian α-Sasakian Manifold; W2-Curvature Tensor; Einstein Manifold

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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