Quasi-Einstein manifolds admitting a closed conformal vector field

Abstract

In this article, we investigate quasi-Einstein manifolds admitting a closed conformal vector field. Initially, we present a rigidity result for quasi-Einstein manifolds with constant scalar curvature and carrying a non-parallel closed conformal vector field. Moreover, we prove that quasi-Einstein manifolds admitting a closed conformal vector field can be conformally changed to constant scalar curvature almost everywhere. Finally, we obtain a characterization for quasi-Einstein manifolds endowed with a non-parallel gradient conformal vector field.