On the jumping phenomenon of $\operatorname{dim}_{\mathbb{C}} H^q (\mathcal{X}_t,\mathcal{E}_t)$

Abstract

Let $X$ be a compact complex manifold and $E$ be a holomorphic vector bundle on $X$. Given a deformation $(\mathcal{X},\mathcal{E})$ of the pair $(X,E)$ over a small polydisk $B$ centered at the origin, we study the jumping phenomenon of the cohomology groups $\dim_{\mathbb{C}}H^q(\mathcal{X}_t,\mathcal{E}_t)$ near $t = 0$. Generalizing previous results of X. Ye for the tangent bundle $E = T_{\mathcal{X}_t}$ and exterior powers of the cotangent bundle $E = \Omega^p_{\mathcal{X}_t}$, we show that there are precisely two cohomological obstructions to the stability of $\dim_{\mathbb{C}}H^q(\mathcal{X}_t,\mathcal{E}_t)$, which can be expressed explicitly in terms of the Maurer-Cartan element associated to the deformation $(\mathcal{X},\mathcal{E})$. As an application, we study the jumping phenomenon of the dimension of the cohomology group $H^1(\mathcal{X}_t,\text{End}(T_{\mathcal{X}_t}))$ which is related to a question raised by physicists.