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Currents with logarithmic poles compared with those with no poles
I am learning Deligne homology via U. Jannsen, "Deligne homology, Hodge-$\mathscr{D}$-conjecture, and motives." There, the currents with logarithmic poles are given in Definition 1.4 by
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Complex projective space as a $U(1)$ quotient
$\DeclareMathOperator\U{U}\DeclareMathOperator\SU{SU}$As is well known, one can view $\mathbb{CP}^n$ as a quotient of the unit $(2n + 1)$-sphere in $\mathbb{C}^{n+1}$ under the action of $\U(1)$, ...
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Constant mean curvature hypersurface
Assume that $f:\mathbb{B}^2\to \mathbb{C}$ is a holomorphic function defined in the unit ball in $\mathbb{C}^2$. Let $u(z)=|f(z)|(1-|z|^2)$ and consider $\Sigma =\{z: u(z)=c\}$. It seems to me that if ...
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Does $P_xP_y+Q_xQ_y=0 \implies$ "non-existence of limit cycle" for $P\partial_x+Q\partial_y$"? (Complex dilatation and limit cycle theory)
Let $X=P\partial_x+Q\partial_y$ be a vector field on the plane $\mathbb{R}^2$. Assume that we have :$$P_xP_y+Q_xQ_y=0$$ Does this imply that the vector field $X$ is a divergence-free vector field ...
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Analytic continuation of $\int_V (f(x_1,\cdots,x_n))^s dx_i$
Let $V$ be an $n$-dimensional simplex, let $f(\boldsymbol{x}) = f(x_1,\cdots,x_n)\in \mathbb{C}[x_1,\cdots,x_n]$ be a product of linear polynomials that is non-zero in interior of $V$. Also let $E(\...
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Higher-dimensional analogue of the relation between stable Higgs bundles and constant curvature metrics
In Hitchin's famous paper[1] on the self-dual Yang-Mills equations, he discussed the relation between the stable Higgs bundles and the Teichmüller space for a compact Riemann surface. Namely, through ...
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Nontrivial extension of the action of complex hyperbolic group $H$ on $\mathbb{C}$
Inspired by this question about conjugation of reql analytic maps to a holomorphic function and with a group action view point we ask the following question.
The complex Lie group $H=\...
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Characterization of bi-Hermitian structures with equal Lee forms
Let $(M,g,I_+,I_-)$ be a compact bi-Hermitian manifold, where $g$ is a Riemannian metric and $I_+$, $I_-$ are two complex structures that are both compatible with $g$. We assume that $I_+$ and $I_-$ ...
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Is any singularity a subgerm of $(\mathbb{C}^n, 0)$?
I am studying singularity theory. I have often come across, in the literature, the sentence which says "let $(X,0) \subset (\mathbb{C}^n,0)$ be a singularity". Here a singularity is a ...
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Gravitational instantons metric (change variables)
I'm trying to understand the paper by Hitchin called: ''Polygons and gravitons". I'm stuck at page 471. At this point, he does some computations and obtains a metric:
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\gamma dz d\bar{z}+\gamma^{-...
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Energy bounds (or the lack thereof) for a functional between almost Hermitian manifolds
Suppose that $(M,g,J_M)$ and $(N,h,J_N)$ are two almost Hermitian manifolds. For a differentiable function $f:M\to N$ define its pseudoholomorphic energy to be
$E_+(f)=\frac{1}{4}\int_M |Df+J_N Df J_M|...
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Contractibility of the space of Jordan curves
Is the space of Jordan curves in $\textbf{R}^2$ contractible? In other words, is there a canonical or continuous way to deform each Jordan curve to the unit circle $\textbf{S}^1$.
If the curves are ...
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Is there a complete Kahler metric on a bounded domain？
Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{C}^n$ be a bounded domain.
By the theorems of Cheng-Yau and Mok-Yau, $\Omega$ admits a complete Kahler-Einstein metric if and only if $\Omega$ is a pseudoconvex domain.
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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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Finding a real-analytic diffeomorphism
Let $U_1\subset \mathbb R^3$ be a simply connected bounded open set with a smooth boundary and let $U_2$ be a neighborhood of $U_1$. Does there exist a real-analytic diffeomorphism $\psi: U_2 \to W_2$ ...
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A question about complex Laplacian on compact Hermitian manifolds
Let $(M,g)$ be a complex $n$-dim compact connected Hermitian manifold, and $\Delta_c(\cdot):=g^{i\bar{j}}\partial_i\partial_{\bar{j}}(\cdot)$ the complex Laplacian acting on smooth functions on $M$. ...
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Groups of conformal isomorphisms of simply connected surfaces
By the uniformization theorem every connected and simply connected surface $M$ is conformally equivalent to one of the following three surfaces:
open disk $D$, complex plane $\mathbb{C}$, or $2$-...
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Theta functions on an elliptic curve and Serre duality
Given an elliptic curve $E$ (over $\mathbb{C}$) and line bundle $L$, one can identify $H^0(E,L)$ with a particular space of theta functions.
Serre duality gives a perfect pairing between $H^0(E,L)$ ...
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Why only $\bar\partial$ but not $\partial$ in Dolbeault cohomology
While I learn about $\partial$ and $\bar{\partial}$ operators, I had some questions about the reason why people prefer $\bar\partial$ over $\partial$. Specifically,
When defining Dolbeault ...
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Relationship between two kinds of classifications of Riemann surfaces
There are two kinds of classifications of Riemann surfaces.
Classification 1: Let $M$ be a Riemann surface. We will call $M$:
elliptic iff $M$ is compact (= closed);
parabolic iff $M$ is not compact ...
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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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Bott-Chern cohomology for singular complex spaces
I'm reading the book 'An Introduction to the Kahler-Ricci Flow' (Lecture Notes in Mathematics 2086). They discuss Bott-Chern cohomology on complex spaces:
Let $X$ be a complex space(i.e. analytic ...
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The dual of the Lefschetz operator under a perturbation
Let $(X, \omega)$ be a compact Kähler, or more generally, Hermitian manifold. Let $L_{\omega} : \Omega^k(X) \to \Omega^{k+2}(X)$ denote the Lefschetz operator given by $$L_{\omega}(\alpha) : = \omega \...
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How to define a current on a complex analytic space
I'm reading a paper in which the author use $(p,q)$-forms and currents on a complex analytic space.
My question is how to define $(p,q)$-current on complex space? Does it have similar properties like ...
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Why are holomorphic $p$-forms parallel?
Let $X$ be a complex compact Kähler manifold, $\Omega_X$ its cotangent bundle and $D$ the Chern connection.
It is, I believe, a standard fact that parallel $k$-forms $\alpha \in \mathcal{A}^k(X)$, i.e....
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Explicit Spin Structures on the Torus
Basically, I am trying to build explicit examples of Dirac operators. To this end, I'm looking at the surface E = C/(Z + λZ) - for some λ in H \ SL(2,Z) - with the Euclidean metric and ...
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The relation between Wolf's and Teichmüller's parametrization of the Teichmüller space
Let $\mathcal{T}_g$ be the Teichmüller space of Riemannian surface structures on an oriented 2-dimensional manifold of genus $g$. Fix a point $S \in \mathcal{T}_g$. There are two different ways to ...
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Does every non-compact hyperbolic manifold admit compact complex submanifolds?
Let $(X,\omega)$ be a complete Kähler manifold with a metric of negative holomorphic sectional curvature. Does $X$ admit a proper, positive-dimensional, compact complex submanifold?
In general, it is ...
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Submersion function from a product space
Let $\Phi(x,y) \colon U_N \times U_M \to \mathbb{C}^n$ be a submersion, where $U_N \subset \mathbb{C}^N$ and $U_M \subset \mathbb{C}^M$.
Under which condition on $\Phi$ can I find some $s \in \...
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Differentiable functions on $\mathbb{R}^n$ whose derivative is everywhere a scalar multiple of a special orthogonal matrix
The Cauchy–Riemann equations say that if $u : \mathbb{C} \rightarrow \mathbb{C}$ is holomorphic then, regarded as a linear transformation of $\mathbb{R}^2$, its derivative is either zero or, up to a ...
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Classification of principal monodromy elements
Let $(X,0)$ be a germ of normal analytic space with an isolated singularity at $0$, and let $Y:=X\backslash\{0\}$. Suppose $Y$ has a complex-hyperbolic metric which is complete at $0$. Burns-Mazzeo ...
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Geometric invariant theory for geometers
I am trying to learn "Geometric invariant theory" like it was introduced by Mumford. But I do not have a strong background in algebraic geometry since I work in geometric topology and geometry.
So ...
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Is there a compact complex manifold with $b_1(X)=b_2(X)=b_3(X)=b_4(X)=0$?
As the title suggests, I have the following question:
Is there a compact complex manifold with $b_1(X)=b_2(X)=b_3(X)=b_4(X)=0$?
Clarification:
Denote by $b_k$ the $k$th Betti number of a compact ...
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What is a simplified intuitive explanation of conformal invariance? [closed]
Can the concept of conformal map and conformal Invariance be explained in very general terms, preferably in high school/undergrad-level Mathematics? Abstracting away from the applications in physics (...
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Do contact and CR structures have corresponding $G$-structures?
For an $n$-dimensional manifold $M$, almost complex and almost symplectic structures on $M$ correspond to reductions on the structure group of the tangent bundle, introducing a $\operatorname{GL}(n/2,\...
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Triangulating Riemann surfaces by using non-constant meromorphic functions
Let $X$ be a connected Riemann surface, i.e. $X$ is a one dimensional connected complex manifold (Hausdorff and second-countable as a topological space). The following is a classical result:
Theorem (...
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What does it mean for the torsion to blow up?
Consider the following theorem which is the main result of the Hermitian Curvature Flow paper by Jeffrey Streets and Gang Tian:
Theorem 1.1. Let $(M^{2n}, g_0, J)$ be a complex manifold with Hermitian ...
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What are we to deduce from a structure theorem of this type concerning totally geodesic maps?
I apologise in advance for the vague nature of the question, but some insight would be greatly appreciated.
I'm reading a paper of Lei Ni concerning structure theorems for Kähler manifolds. Here is an ...
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Volume of singular Kahler metric
Let $X$ be a compact complex manifold of complex dimension $n$ and let $\omega$ be a smooth Kahler form on it. Let $Y \subset X$ be a complex (possibly singular) hypersurface and let $u: X \setminus Y ...
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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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Hartogs' theorem for real-analytic subvarieties
One version of Hartogs' extension theorem is the following (see, e.g. [1], Theorem 5B, p. 50).
Theorem. Let $U \subset \mathbb{C}^n$ be open and let $X \subset U$ be a complex-analytic subvariety of ...
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Holomorphic sectional curvature and Kobayashi hyperbolicity
Let $(M,g)$ be a compact Hermitian manifold. Let $\text{HSC}(g)$ denote the holomorphic sectional curvature of $g$. The implication $$\text{HSC}(g) < 0 \implies M \ \text{is Kobayashi hyperbolic}$$ ...
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Hodge diamonds of complex threefolds
There is no closed complex curve or surface with $h^{1, 0}-h^{0, 1}=1$.
Now consider threefolds. Can this condition be satisfied?
Is Serre duality in fact the only restriction on the Hodge diamond?
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How much differs the category of real-analytic manifolds from $C^\infty$ ones?
I was thinking about the difference between the concept of real-analytic function (for any point the Taylor-series of $f$ converge to the function in a neighborhood of the point) and complex analytic (...
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conformally embedding complex tori into R^3
Let $L$ be a lattice in $\mathbb{C}$ with two fundamental periods, so that $\mathbb{C}/L$ is topologically a torus. Let $p:\mathbb{C}/L \mapsto \mathbb{R}^3$ be an embedding ($C^1$, say). Call $p$ ...
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Stein manifolds with "wrong" minimal dimension of embedding
Let $\Sigma^k$ be a $k$-dimensional Stein manifold with embedding as a real manifold (let's assume that that embedding is analytic if it makes things easier) $\Sigma^k \hookrightarrow \Bbb R^{2k}$.
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question about the book "Holomorphic Morse Inequalities" by Marinescu-Ma
Could somebody please explain to me the proof of proposition 1.6.4 (page 52) in the book "Holomorphic Morse Inequalities" by Marinescu-Ma? I am completely lost. One point that is really ...
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Is it possible for all of the smooth/continuous curves in $R^3$ to form a Hilbert space? [closed]
Under which condition can it form a Hilbert space? Or what space can it form?
You can write down certain condition to make it to be a Hilbert space, e.g., Let $$p(t)=[x(t),y(t),z(t)]^T\in \text{R}^3$$ ...
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Complex manifold defined over $\mathbb{R}$
Let $M$ be a connected closed complex manifold with an antiholomorphic involution.
Must there be an atlas and a choice of a reference point in each chart such that the transition functions are ratios ...
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Infinitely many deformation equivalent Hodge diamonds II
Let $S$ be a connected smooth complex-analytic space. Let $\phi:X\to S$ be a proper holomorphic submersion with connected fibers. Can the fibers of $\phi$ have infinitely many distinct Hodge diamonds?
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