A Note on Gradient ∗-Ricci Solitons

In the offering exposition we characterize (k, µ) 0- almost Kenmotsu 3-manifolds admitting gradient ∗-Ricci soliton. It is shown that in a (k, µ)0 - almost Kenmotsu manifold with k < −1 admitting a gradient ∗-Ricci soliton, either the soliton is steady or the manifold is locally isometric to a rigid gradient Ricci soliton H2(−4) × R.

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