A class of calibrated forms on \(f\)-manifolds (Q1373032)

The calibration method was introduced first by Dao Trong Thi [\textit{Dao Čong Thi}, Sov. Math., Dokl. 18, 277-278 (1977; Zbl 0375.49017)] and later by \textit{R. Harvey} and \textit{H. B. Lawson} [Acta Math. 148, 47-157 (1982; Zbl 0584.53021)] in order to study globally minimal currents and surfaces on Riemannian manifolds. In this paper the author studies the class of calibrated \(k\)-forms \(\Omega\) on \((2n+p)\)-dimensional \(f\)-manifolds \((f^3+f=0)\) and finds the cone of maximal directions \(F_x(\Omega)\). Thereby, calibrated forms can be presented as \[ \Omega=\eta^1\wedge\dots \wedge\eta^q\wedge\omega^k,\quad 0 \leq q \leq p,\quad 0\leq k\leq r, \] where \(\omega\) is a closed 2-form and \(\eta^i\) \((0< i\leq p)\) are the 1-forms of the \(f\)-structure. These results allow to determine a class of minimal surfaces on \(f\)-manifolds and, in particular, on contact manifolds.