Harmonic forms and generalized solitons

Abstract

For a generalized soliton $(g,\xi,\eta,\beta,\gamma,\delta)$, we provide necessary and sufficient conditions for the dual $1$-form $\xi^{\flat}$ of the potential vector field $\xi$ to be a solution of the Schr\"{o}dinger-Ricci equation, a harmonic or a Schr\"{o}dinger-Ricci harmonic form. We also characterize the $1$-forms orthogonal to $\xi^{\flat}$, underlying the results obtained for the Ricci and Yamabe solitons. Further, we formulate the results for the case of gradient generalized solitons. Several applications and examples are also presented.