Yildirim, MustafaBeyendi, SelahattinAyar, GulhanAktan, Nesip2026-04-042026-04-0420252075-1680https://doi.org/10.3390/axioms14070498https://hdl.handle.net/11616/108653This research paper aims to study the Q-curvature tensor on Kenmotsu manifolds endowed with the Schouten-van Kampen connection. Using the Q-curvature tensor, whose trace is the well-known Z-tensor, we characterized Kenmotsu manifolds by introducing the notion of zeta-Q flat and phi-Q flat manifolds and novel tensor conditions, such as Q(xi,X)Q=0, Q(xi,X)R=0, Q(xi,X)C=0, Q(xi,X)S=0, Q(xi,X)H=0, and Q(xi,X)P=0, with the Schouten-van Kampen connection. To validate some of our results, we constructed a non-trivial example of Kenmotsu manifolds endowed with the Schouten-van Kampen connection.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessKenmotsu manifoldsSchouten van-Kampen connectionQ-curvature tensorArticle14710.3390/axioms14070498WOS:001535251700001Q20000-0002-6825-45630000-0002-1018-45900000-0002-7885-14920000-0002-1037-6410