Abstract
In this paper, we investigate the ∗-Ricci operators on trans-Sasakian three-manifolds. We find conditions at which ∗- Ricci tensor on trans-Sasakian three-manifolds is symmetric and under which the ∗-Ricci operators are Reeb flow invariant.
This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant No. 11671070
Acknowledgement
The authors wish to express their sincere thanks to the referee for helpful comments to improve the original manuscript.
(Communicated by Július Korbaš )
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