Classification of slant surfaces in 𝕊³ × ℝ

Abstract

We investigate slant surfaces in the almost Hermitian manifold 𝕊3 × ℝ, considering the position of the Reeb vector field ξ of the Sasakian structure on 𝕊3 with respect to the surfaces. We examine two cases: ξ normal or tangent to the surfaces. In the first case, we prove that every surface is totally real. In the second case, we characterize and locally describe complex surfaces. Finally, we completely classify non-complex slant surfaces, giving explicit examples.