CR-submanifolds of a trans-Sasakian manifold (Q1187877)

An almost contact metric manifold \(M(\varphi,\xi,\eta,g)\) is called trans-Sasakian if \[ (\nabla_ X\varphi)Y=\alpha\{g(X,Y)\xi - \eta(Y)X\} + \beta\{g(\varphi X,Y)\xi - \eta(Y)\varphi X\}, \] \(\alpha\) and \(\beta\) being certain functions on \(M\) [\textit{J. A. Oubina}, Publ. Math. 32, 187- 193 (1985; Zbl 0611.53032)]. In this paper, CR-submanifolds of such manifolds are investigated. The conditions under which the distributions required by such manifolds are integrable are stated. \(D\)-parallel normal sections as well as totally umbilical CR-submanifolds are also studied.