Locally conformally Kähler manifolds with holomorphic Lee field (Q1654193)

Let \((M,J,g)\) be a Hermitian manifold of complex dimension \(n\geq 2\) and \(\omega\) its fundamental form. A Hermitian manifold \((M,J,g)\) is called locally conformally Kähler (lcK) if there exists a closed 1-form \(\theta\) which satisfies \(d\omega =\theta\wedge \omega\). If moreover the Lee form \(\theta\) is parallel, the manifold (and the metric itself) are called Vaisman. It is known that on a Vaisman manifold, the Lee and anti-Lee vector fields \(\theta^\sharp\) and \(J\theta^\sharp\) are holomorphic and Killing. In this paper the authors prove that a compact lcK manifold with holomorphic Lee vector field is Vaisman provided that either the Lee field has constant norm or the metric is Gauduchon (i.e., the Lee field is divergence-free). They also give examples of compact lcK manifolds with holomorphic Lee vector field which are not Vaisman.