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It is obtained a complete classification for almost contact metric manifolds through the study of the covariant derivative of the fundamental 2- form on those manifolds.
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Chinea, D., Gonzalez, C. A classification of almost contact metric manifolds. Annali di Matematica pura ed applicata 156, 15–36 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01766972
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