Locally conformal \(C_{6}\)-manifolds and generalized Sasakian-space-forms (Q980472)

The author offers an algebraic characterization of generalized Sasakian-space-forms (briefly \(g.S\). space-form). More specifically, the author characterizes them as \(N(k)\)-manifolds with pointwise constant \(\varphi\)-sectional curvature admitting a smooth function satisfying a certain relation. An \(N(k)\)-manifold is an almost contact metric manifold which satisfies the \(k\)-nullity condition. Moreover, the author investigates the fundamental properties of locally conformal \(C_6\)-manifolds in dimension \(2n+1 \geq 5\). It is shown that such manifolds are locally conformal cosymplectic or globally conformal to a Sasakian manifold. Also, the author gives the curvature properties of these manifolds. The main results of the paper are stated in section 5 and the author presents a local classification theorem for \(g.S\). space-forms and provides some explicit examples.