Pseudo \(Z\) symmetric Riemannian manifolds with harmonic curvature tensors (Q2893469)

The authors introduce the symmetric tensor field of \((0, 2)\)-type \(Z_{ij}=R_{ij}+\phi g_{ij}\) on a Riemannian manifold \((M, g=g_{ij})\) where \(\phi \) is a scalar function and \(R_{ij}\) is the Ricci tensor. They call it \textit{\(Z\)-tensor} and remark that some well-known structures can be recast from a particular choice of \(\phi \). Pseudo \(Z\) symmetric spaces are such triples \((M_n, g, \phi )\) admitting a \(1\)-form \(A_k\) with \(Z_{jl; k}=2A_kZ_{jl}+A_jZ_{lk}+A_lZ_{kj}\) and are denoted \((PZS)_n\). Several properties of \((PZS)_n\) manifolds are studied with a special view towards the Einstein equations \(Z_{ij}=\rho T_{ij}\) where \(T_{ij}\) is the stress-energy tensor.