Parallel Almost Paracontact Structures on Affine Hypersurfaces

Abstract

Let $\widetilde{J}$ be the canonical para-complex structure on $\mathbb{R}^{2n+2}\simeq\widetilde{\mathbb{C}}^{n+1}$. We study real affine hypersurfaces $f\colon M\rightarrow \widetilde{\mathbb{C}}^{n+1}$ with a $\widetilde{J}$-tangent transversal vector field. Such vector field induces in a natural way an almost paracontact structure ${(\varphi,\xi,\eta)}$ on $M$ as well as the affine connection $\nabla$. In this paper we give the classification of hypersurfaces with the property that $\varphi$ or $\eta$ is parallel relative to the connection $\nabla$. Moreover, we show that if $\nabla\varphi=0$ (respectively $\nabla\eta=0$) then around each point of $M$ there exists a parallel almost paracontact structure. Results we illustrate with some examples.