A rigidity for real hypersurfaces in a complex projective space

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to give a rigidity theorem for real hypersurfaces in Pn(C) satisfying a certain geometric condition. Introduction. Let Pn{C) denote an n{ > 2)-dimensional complex projective space with the metric of constant holomorphic sectional curvature 4c. We proved in [4] that two isometric immersions of a {In — l)-dimensional Riemannian manifold M into Pn(C) are congruent if their second fundamental forms coincide. In general, the type number is defined as the rank of the second fundamental form. In this paper we shall give another rigidity theorem of the same type: THEOREM A. Let M be a {In — \)-dimensίonal Riemannian manifold, and i and ϊ be two isometric immersions of M into Pn{C) {n > 3). Assume that i and ΐ have a principal direction in common at each point of M, and that the type number of (M, ί) or (M, ΐ) is not equal to 2 at each point of M. Then i and i are congruent, that is, there is a unique isometry φ of Pn{C) such that φoi = i. We shall say that an isometry φ of a real hypersurface M in Pn{C) is principal if for each point p of M there exists a principal vector v at p such that the vector φ*{v) is also principal at φ{p), where φ^ denotes the differential of φ at p. Then as an application of Theorem A we have: THEOREM B. Let M be a homogeneous real hypersurface in Pn{C) {n>3). Assume that each isometry of M is principal. Then M is an orbit under an analytic subgroup of the projective unitary group PU{n+ 1). Note that all orbits in Pn{C) under analytic subgroups of the projective unitary group PU{n+ 1) are completely classified in [4]. The authors would like to express their thanks to the referee for his useful advice. 1. Preliminaries. Let M be a {2n— l)-dimensional Riemannian manifold, and i be 1980 Mathematics Subject Classification (1985 Revision). Primary 53C40; Secondary 53C15.