EXAMPLES OF DEFORMATIONS OF NEARLY PARALLEL G2 STRUCTURES ON 7-DIMENSIONAL 3-SASAKIAN MANIFOLDS BY CHARACTERISTIC VECTOR FIELDS

Keywords:

G_2 structure, 3-Sasakian manifold,

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