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Reconstruction of Riemann surface from a germ of holomorphic function
Let $\Sigma$ be a compact Riemann surface of genus $g$, and $f: \Sigma \to \mathbb{C}$ a
meromorphic function. Take $U \subset \Sigma$ an open disk in $\Sigma$ biholomorphic to a disk
in $\mathbb{C}$, ...
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Function of several complex variables with prescribed zeros
I accidentally stumbled upon a problem of complex analysis in several variables, and I have a hard time understanding what I read, it might be related to the Cousin II problem but I cannot say for ...
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Contraction of an inclusion with respect to Kobayshi hyperbolic metric
Suppose that $X = \mathbb{C}^n - \Delta_X$ and $Y = \mathbb{C}^n - \Delta_Y$, where $\Delta_X$ and $\Delta_Y$ are unions of hyperplanes in $\mathbb{C}^n$ such that $\Delta_Y \subset \Delta_X$, $\...
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Gabriel's theorem for complex analytic spaces
Let $X,Y$ be noetherian schemes over $\mathbb{C}$.
Then, it is known that
$$
\text{Coh}(X) \simeq \text{Coh}(Y) \Rightarrow X \simeq Y,
$$
by P. Gabriel(1962).
Are there some results in the case of ...
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“Holomorphic” bump function
I was wondering in what sense can I construct a holomorphic “bump function”? Now, of course we cannot really construct a holomorphic bump function in the usual sense, but I have a much rougher idea in ...
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Basic obstruction to anything like holomophic symmetric functions of infinitely many variables?
The totality of all holomorphic functions on the unit disk forms some sort of infinite-dimensional complex manifold, where the coefficients of the Taylor expansion might serve as coordinates for the ...
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Common holomorphic forms for two distinct complex structures
Let $S$ be a closed real surface having two complex structures $c_1$ and $c_2$ which are not biholomorphic (so $S$ is a Riemann surface with genus at least 1). Consider $\omega$ a 1-form on $S$ which ...
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Topology of level sets for meromorphic function
Let $F$ be a meromorphic function on $\mathbb{C}$.
I consider the "level set" $$E_\varepsilon=\{z:|F(z)|\leq\varepsilon\}.$$ My objective is to find conditions under which $E_\varepsilon$ ...
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Top cohomology of the canonical class of a compact non-Kähler manifold
Let $X$ be a complex compact manifold of complex dimension $n$. Let $K_X$ denote its canonical class. Is it true that the cohomology group
$$H^n(X,K_X)$$
is one dimensional?
Remark. If $X$ is Kähler ...
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When $H^{p,q}_{\bar\partial}(X)$ can be seen as a subspace of $H^k(X,\mathbb C)$?
It is known that for a $\partial\bar\partial$-manifold $X$ (a compact complex manifold satisfies the $\partial\bar\partial$-lemma), the Bott-Chern cohomology $H_{BC}^{\bullet,\bullet}:=\frac{\ker \...
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Do non-projective K3 surfaces have rational curves?
Define a compact Kähler surface $X$ to be a K3 surface if $X$ is simply connected, $K_X \simeq \mathcal{O}_X$, and $h^{0,1}=0$. If $X$ is projective, then a theorem typically attributed to Bogomolov ...
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Can a punctured ball $(B\setminus\{0\})\subset\mathbb{C}^n$ be foliated by complete leaves?
Recently Antonio Alarcón proved that in the case of the unit ball $B\subset\mathbb{C}^n$ for $n\geq 2$ every smooth closed complex submanifold of dimension $q\leq n$, $V\subset\mathbb{C}^n$ defines a ...
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Real analytic subvariety in complex manifold which is complex outside of its singular set
Let $M$ be a complex manifold, and $Z \subset M$ a closed real analytic subvariety. Suppose that the set of smooth points in $Z$ is complex analytic in $M$. Will it follow that $Z$ is complex analytic?...
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Approximating an infinite family of holomorphic functions by polynomials in relative error
I think I just proved a theorem I haven't found in the literature, and I think it must generalize. I therefore have two questions. First, if this is in the literature, what is it called? Second, what ...
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Extension of a Szegő Kernel to the boundary
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{C}^n$ be any smooth bounded pseudoconvex domain. Let $S$ denote the Szegő kernel of $\Omega$.
Recall: the Szegő kernel is a kernel of the Szegő projection $P: L^{2}(\partial\...
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Proving algebraicity of compact Riemann surfaces without Chow's theorem
I am trying to write a report for a complex analysis class where I prove Riemann-Roch and apply it to prove algebraicity of compact Riemann surfaces. While writing this, I found that Riemann-Roch ...
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holomorphic functions on Stein manifolds reaching maxima in a given point on the boundary (Shilov boundary)
Let $M$ be a Stein manifold with smooth, strictly
pseudoconvex boundary, and $x$ a point on its
boundary. Is there a holomorphic function $f$ on
$M$, smooth on the boundary, with strict
maximum of $|f|...
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Approximation of a holomorphic function vanishing at a submanifold by polynomials
Suppose $M$ is a complex affine algebraic manifold in ${\mathbb C}^n$ (I mean, a set of common zeroes of a system of polynomials on ${\mathbb C}^n$, which is at the same time a smooth manifold). ...
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Quasi-plurisubharmonic function with polynomial decay
Let $(M, \omega)$ be a compact Kähler manifold. An $\omega$-quasi-plurisubharmonic function on $M$ is an upper semi-continuous function $\varphi : M \to \mathbb{R} \cup \{ - \infty \}$ such that $\...
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Quasiconformal map from a subset of $\mathbb{C}$ to a polytope
Question. Does a quasiconformal map exist between a subset of $\mathbb{C}$ (such
as a unit disc or rectangle) and a polytope?
Here, I take a polytope to be a two-dimensional surface that could be ...
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Holomorphic Urysohn Lemma
Let $M,N$ be two disjoint closed holomorphic submanifolds of $\mathbb{C}^n$. Is there a holomorphic map $f:\mathbb{C}^n\to \mathbb{C}$ with $f(M)=0,\;f(N)=1$.
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Equivalent definitions of normality for complex algebraic varieties
In Kollár's article The structure of algebraic threefolds: an introduction to Mori's program he gives the following definition of a normal variety:
Definition 5.4. Let $V \subset \mathbb{C}^n$ be an ...
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About a claim by Gromov on proper holomorphic maps
At p. 223 of his paper [G03], Mikhail Gromov makes the following claim:
Let $X$, $Y$ be two complex manifolds (not necessarily compact or Kähler) of the same dimension and having the same even Betti ...
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Is every surjective holomorphic self-map on a compact complex manifold finite-to-one?
I have already asked this question on stack exchange, but I didn’t get any answer.
Let $X$ be a compact connected complex manifold.
Let $f:X \to X$ be a surjective holomorphic map. Is it true that $f$...
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Does the maximum principle hold in this pluriharmonic setting?
Let $U \subseteq \mathbb{C}^m$ be open, and let $F: U \to \mathbb{C}$ be a holomorphic function, with real part $u$. We are given a subset $S \subseteq U$ given by finitely many real equalities and ...
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Real part of a holomorphic section of a vector bundle
Let $F\to M$ be a holomorphic vector bundle over a complex manifold $M$ and let $s:M\to F$ be a no-zero section. Let $E$ be the complexification of $F$, and suppose that $E$ admits a holomorphic ...
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Reconstructing the metric on $CP^2$ with special one forms
I know that $(z_1,z_2)$ are the affine\inhomogeneous coordinates on the complex projective space $CP^2$. Now I have four one forms $(Y_1,Y_2, Y_3, Y_4)$. I want to rewrite the Fubini Study metric on $...
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Are injective analytic maps between non-archimedean spaces open?
Let $\Omega$ be a non-archimedean complete field, $n\in\mathbb N$ and $f:\Omega^n\to\Omega^n$ be an injective analytic map.
Is the application $f$ open?
In the complex case, this is a consequence of a ...
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How many points of a sequence can we catch with an analytic disc?
Let $X\subset \mathbb{C}^{n}$ be a domain. You can assume that it is nice (e.g. bounded convex balanced ). Let $\{x_n\}$ be a sequence of points that does not have a limit point in $X$.
Let $D$ be the ...
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cohomology classes of complex submanifolds
I was wondering if there were restrictions in what the cohomology classes corresponding to complex submanifolds of a complex manifold could be.
For example, say $T^4$ is regarded as a complex ...
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Are anti-linear maps/semi-linear, such as conjugations, linear in other almost complex structures?
I have asked this on mse, but I did not get any responses even after a bounty.
I started studying the book of Daniel Huybrechts, Complex Geometry An Introduction. I tried studying backwards as much ...
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Riemann's bilinear relations
I am reading the paper [1], which states
Haupt showed that a vector with complex entries $(w_1, \cdots, w_g, z_1, \cdots, z_g)$ is the period row of some holomorphic differential with respect to a ...
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What's the behavior of the laplacian of dbar operator w.r.t. a singular metric of a holomorphic line bundle?
What's the behavior of the laplacian of dbar operator w.r.t. a singular metric of a holomorphic line bundle or other holomorphic vector bundle over a complex manifold ?Do we have anything similar ...
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Learning roadmap for complex geometry
I am interested to pursue my graduate studies in complex geometry but sadly I did not find a lot of references regarding the learning roadmap for complex geometry on the website. (most of them are ...
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Holomorphic deformation of complex structure on the real plane
It is known that each complex structures on $\mathbb{R}^2$ is biholomorphic to either $\mathbb{C}$ or the open unit disk $\Delta$.
One can continuously deform one complex structure to the other as is ...
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Extension of holomorphic maps to smooth family of holomorphic maps
Let $\pi:X \to D^2$ be a family of diffeomorphic (but not isomorphic) complex manifolds. Each fiber is allowed to have boundary but is compact (maybe not Stein) and $D^2 \subset \mathbb{C}$ is a ...
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Does Peetre's theorem hold in complex analysis?
Let $E, F$ be two smooth vector bundles over a smooth manifold $M$. Peetre's theorem states that any $\mathbb{R}$-linear morphism $D: \mathcal{E} \to \mathcal{F}$ of the sheaves of sections of $E$ and ...
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Differences of $\omega$-plurisubharmonic functions
Let $X$ be a complex manifold, and $\omega$ a Kähler form on $X$.
A smooth function $\phi$ on $X$ is $\omega$-plurisubharmonic ($\omega$-psh for short) if the form $\omega+\sqrt{-1}\partial\bar{\...
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Chern number of projection-Topological magic in physics
I enclosed a computation from a well-known paper in the field of mathematical physics where the Chern number of the first Landau level is computed (the result claimed is $-1$) and the full paper can ...
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On extensions of holomorphic mappings with image in a projective algebraic variety
I am reading the paper "Two Theorems on Extensions of Holomorphic Mappings" by PHILLIP A. GRIFFITHS. In Example 2 of the paper, there is a proposition saying that:
Let $N$ be a complex manifold, $S\...
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Extension of holomorphic function on family of relatively compact strictly pseudoconvex domains
Let $Y \to M$ be a (proper and locally trivial) family of relatively compact strictly pseudoconvex domains which are smooth (not neccesarily Stein spaces). So $Y$ and $M$ are a complex manifold and ...
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Cohomology of neighborhood of $\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^1$ in $\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^n$
Let $\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^1$ be embedded linearly to $\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^n$ with $n>1$. (Such an embedding is given in coordinates by $[x:y]\mapsto [x:y:0:\dots: 0]$.)
Is it true that for any ...
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Cohomology of a tubular neiborhood of submanifold vs cohomology of the formal neighborhood
Let $X$ be a smooth complex analytic manifold. Let $Z\subset X$ be a smooth compact analytic submanifold. Let $\hat Z$ be the formal neighborhood of $Z$. Let $U$ be an open neighborhood of $Z$.
Is ...
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Cohomology of complex manifold vs cohomology of its complex submanifold
Let $X$ be a smooth complex analytic manifold. Let $Z\subset X$ be a smooth compact analytic submanifold. Let $A$ be a holomorphic vector bundle over $X$. Assume that
$$H^i(Z, A|_Z)=0 \mbox{ for any } ...
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Upper bound of the dimension of automorphism group of compact Kähler manifolds
It is well-known that the dimension of the isometry group of an $n$-dimensional compact Riemannian manifold is no larger than $\frac{1}{2}n(n+1)$, which is attained precisely by $S^n$ and $\mathbb{R}P^...
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Is every endomorphism of the sheaf of holomorphic functions on a disk a differential operator?
Let $D= \{z\in \mathbb{C}:|z| < 1\}$ be the unit disk. And consider the sheaf of holomorphic functions $\mathcal{O}_{D}$.
Question (?) : Is there a sheaf endomorphisms $\phi : \mathcal{O}_D \to \...
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Shrinking the boundary of a Riemann surface
Let $X$ be a compact Riemann surface with boundary. Let us shrink each connected component of the boundary into a point. We get a closed topological surface $Z$ with several marked points (which came ...
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Does $\mathfrak{m}_z/\mathfrak{m}_z^2\cong\overline{\mathfrak{m}_z}/\overline{\mathfrak{m}_z}^2 $ on all complex manifolds?
Let $M$ be a complex manifold with its sheaf $\mathcal{O}_M$ of holomorphic functions.
Fix a point $z\in M$ and denote by $\mathcal{O}_z$ the stalk of $\mathcal{O}_M$ at $z.$
Cosider ideals $\...
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Can the group of holomorphic automorphisms of an open subset of the complex plane be isomorphic to the additive group of real numbers?
We can construct open sets in the complex plane $\mathbb{C}$ whose automorphism group is isomorphic to $\mathbb{Z}$, but is there an open set whose automorphism group is isomorphic to $\mathbb{R}$?
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Isotropy symmetric holomorphic functions
Let $G$ be a bounded homogeneous domain in $\mathbb{C}^{n}$ and let $z\in G$.
Assume that $f$ is a holomorphic function on $G$, which is isotropy symmetric, i.e. $f\circ \varphi=f$ for any ...
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