Three-dimensional Ricci-degenerate Riemannian manifolds satisfying geometric equations

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Abstract: In this paper, we study a three-dimensional Ricci-degenerate Riemannian manifold (M3,g) that admits a smooth nonzero solution f to the equation �egin{align} label{a1a} abla df=psi Rc+phi g, end{align} where psi,phi are given smooth functions of f, Rc is the Ricci tensor of g. Spaces of this type include various interesting classes, namely gradient Ricci solitons, m-quasi Einstein metrics, (vacuum) static spaces, V-static spaces, and critical point metrics. The m-quasi Einstein metrics and vacuum static spaces were previously studied in cite{JJ,JEK}, respectively. In this paper, we refine them and develop a general approach for the solutions of ( ef{a1a}); we specify the shape of the metric g satisfying ( ef{a1a}) when ablaf is not a Ricci-eigen vector. Then we focus on the remaining three classes, namely gradient Ricci solitons, V-static spaces, and critical point metrics. Furthermore, we present classifications of local three-dimensional Ricci-degenerate spaces of these three classes by explicitly describing the metric g and the potential function f.




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