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In this note we generalize the methods of [1–3] to 5-dimensional Riemannian manifolds M. We study the relations between the geometry of M and the number of solutions to a generalized Killing spinor equation obtained from a 5-dimensional supergravity. The existence of 1 pair of solutions is related to almost contact metric structures. We also discuss special cases related to M = S 1 × M 4, which leads to M being foliated by sub-manifolds with special properties, such as Quaternion-Kähler. When there are 2 pairs of solutions, the closure of the isometry sub-algebra generated by the solutions requires M to be S 3 or T 3-fibration over a Riemann surface. 4 pairs of solutions pin down the geometry of M to very few possibilities. Finally, we propose a new supersymmetric theory for \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1 vector multiplet on K-contact manifold admitting solutions to the Killing spinor equation.
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Pan, Y. Rigid supersymmetry on 5-dimensional Riemannian manifolds and contact geometry. J. High Energ. Phys. 2014, 41 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP05(2014)041
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