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Chern-flat and Ricci-flat invariant almost Hermitian structures

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We study left-invariant almost Hermitian structures on homogeneous spaces having either flat Chern connection or flat Ricci–Chern form. Many examples are carefully described, and a classification is given in low dimensions.

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Di Scala, A.J., Vezzoni, L. Chern-flat and Ricci-flat invariant almost Hermitian structures. Ann Glob Anal Geom 40, 21–45 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10455-010-9243-z

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