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hallo,

I have the following question: Let $M$ be a $n-$dimensional complex manifold and $X \subset M$ be a compact $n-$dimensional totally real analytic Riemannian submanifold. Let furthermore $\alpha$ be a 2-form on $X$. Is it possible to extend $\alpha$ to a holomorphic 2-form in a neighbourhood of $X$ in $M$? I hope for answers. Thanks in advance.

bruno

flag	asked Sep 5 at 6:41 bruno 29●4

are there any references ? – bruno Sep 5 at 6:42

does anyone have an idea ? – bruno Sep 5 at 10:07

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Wouldn't the existence of such an extension require $\alpha$ to be real-analytic on $X$? – Andreas Blass Sep 5 at 13:34

@bruno: what's a totally real submanifold? – Sándor Kovács Sep 5 at 18:18

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When $\alpha$ is a function the answer is affirmative (the analytic expansion of $\alpha$ converges in a neighborhood of any point of X). For $\alpha$ a form, locally extend it using local coordinates, and then observe that by uniqueness the extension is global. – Andrea Altomani Sep 6 at 21:07

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Dmitri · Answer 1 · 2012-10-10 01:16:26Z UTC

Such extension exists. This follows from the followoing three facts.

1) For every point $x\in X$ there is a neighbourhood $U(x)\subset M$ and a holomorphic map $\phi: U(x)\to \mathbb C^n$ such that $\phi (U(x)\cap X)\subset \mathbb R^n$.

2) Let $\alpha$ be a real analytic two-form defined on $\mathbb R^n$, then it can be extended to a holomorphic two-form on a neighbourhood of $\mathbb R^n$ in $\mathbb C^n$ that retracts on $\mathbb R^n$

3) If you have two extensions of $\alpha$ to a same neighbourhoods of $\mathbb R^n$ then they coincide.

I don't know a reference for 1) but it should be something standard, to get 2) and 3) you can just use Taylor decomposition of $\alpha$.

Once you know 1,2,3 the statement follows easily.

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