Compact Kaehler Manifolds Research Articles

Cahen–Gutt moment map, closed Fedosov star product and structure of the automorphism group

We show that if a compact Kaehler manifold $M$ of non-negative Ricci curvature admits closed Fedosov star product then the reduced Lie algebra of holomorphic vector fields on $M$ is reductive. This comes in pair with the obstruction previously found by La Fuente-Gravy. More generally we consider the squared norm of Cahen-Gutt moment map as in the same spirit of Calabi functional for the scalar curvature in cscK problem, and prove a Cahen-Gutt version of Calabi's theorem on the structure of the Lie algebra of holomorphic vector fields for extremal Kaehler manifolds. The proof uses a Hessian formula for the squared norm of Cahen-Gutt moment map.

Finite groups of arbitrary deficiency

The deficiency of a group is the maximum over all presentations for that group of the number of generators minus the number of relators. Every finite group has non-positive deficiency. We show that every non-positive integer is the deficiency of a finite group -- in fact, of a finite $p$-group for every prime $p$. This completes Kotschick's classification of the integers which are deficiencies of fundamental groups of compact Kaehler manifolds.

Growth of the number of periodic points for meromorphic maps

We show that any dominant meromorphic self-map f of a compact Kaehler manifold X is an Artin-Mazur map. More precisely, if P_n(f) is the number of its isolated periodic points of period n (counted with multiplicity), then P_n(f) grows at most exponentially fast with respect to n and the exponential rate is at most equal to the algebraic entropy of f. Further estimates are given when X is a surface. Among the techniques introduced in this paper, the h-dimension of the density between two arbitrary positive closed currents on a compact Kaehler surface is obtained.

Analytic nonabelian Hodge theory

The pro-algebraic fundamental group can be understood as a completion with respect to finite-dimensional non-commutative algebras. We introduce finer invariants by looking at completions with respect to Banach and C*-algebras, from which we can recover analytic and topological representation spaces, respectively. For a compact Kaehler manifold, the C*-completion also gives the natural setting for non-abelian Hodge theory; it has a pure Hodge structure, in the form of a pro-C*-dynamical system. Its representations are pluriharmonic local systems in Hilbert spaces, and we study their cohomology, giving a principle of two types, and splittings of the Hodge and twistor structures.

Rational curves on compact Kähler manifolds

We present an inductive strategy to show the existence of rational curves on compact Kaehler manifolds which are not minimal models but have a pseudoeffective canonical bundle. The tool for this inductive strategy is a weak subadjunction formula for lc centers associated to certain big cohomology classes. This subadjunction formula is based, as in the projective case, on positivity arguments for relative adjoint classes.

Equidistribution for meromorphic maps with dominant topological degree

Let f be a meromorphic self-map on a compact Kaehler manifold whose topological degree is strictly larger than the other dynamical degrees. We show that repelling periodic points are equidistributed with respect to the equilibrium measure of f. We also describe the exceptional set of points whose backward orbits are not equidistributed.

Hermitian harmonic maps and non-degenerate curvatures

In this paper, we study the existence of various harmonic maps from Hermitian manifolds to Kaehler, Hermitian and Riemannian manifolds respectively. By using refined Bochner formulas on Hermitian (possibly non-Kaehler) manifolds, we derive new rigidity results on Hermitian harmonic maps from compact Hermitian manifolds to Riemannian manifolds, and we also obtain the complex analyticity of pluri-harmonic maps from compact complex manifolds to compact Kaehler manifolds (and Riemannian manifolds) with non-degenerate curvatures, which are analogous to several fundamental results in [28,Siu], [14,Jost-Yau] and [26, Sampson].

Inequalities for the Hodge Numbers of Irregular Compact Kähler Manifolds

Based on work of R. Lazarsfeld and M. Popa, we use the derivative complex associated to the bundle of the holomorphic p-forms to provide inequalities for all the Hodge numbers of a special class of irregular compact Kaehler manifolds. For 3-folds and 4-folds we give an asymptotic bound for all the Hodge numbers in terms of the irregularity. As a byproduct, via the BGG correspondence, we also bound the regularity of the exterior cohomology modules of bundles of holomorphic p-forms.

Dehn twists and invariant classes

A degeneration of compact Kaehler manifolds gives rise to a monodromy action on Betti moduli space H^1(X, G) = Hom(\pi_1(X),G)/G over smooth fibres with a complex algebraic structure group G being either abelian or reductive. Assume that the singularities of the central fibre is of normal crossing. When G = C, the invariant cohomology classes arise from the global classes. This is no longer true in general. In this paper, we produce large families of locally invariant classes that do not arise from global ones for reductive G. These examples exist even when G is abelian, as long as G contains multiple torsion points. Finally, for general G, we make a new conjecture on local invariant classes and produce some suggestive examples.

Conformal vector fields on Kaehler manifolds

It is known that a conformal vector field on a compact Kaehler manifold is a Killing vector field. In this paper, we are interested in finding conditions under which a conformal vector field on a non-compact Kaehler manifold is Killing. First we prove that a harmonic analytic conformal vector field on a 2n-dimensional Kaehler manifold (n ≠ 2) of constant nonzero scalar curvature is Killing. It is also shown that on a 2n-dimensional Kaehler Einstein manifold (n > 1) an analytic conformal vector field is either Killing or else the Kaehler manifold is Ricci flat. In particular, it follows that on non-flat Kaehler Einstein manifolds of dimension greater than two, analytic conformal vector fields are Killing.

Ricci flow on quasi-projective manifolds

We consider the Kaehler-Ricci flow on complete finite-volume metrics that live on the complement of a divisor in a compact Kaehler manifold X. Assuming certain spatial asymptotics on the initial metric, we compute the singularity time in terms of cohomological data on X. We also give a sufficient condition for the singularity, if there is one, to be type-II.

Monge–Ampère equations in big cohomology classes

We define non-pluripolar products of closed positive currents on a compact Kaehler manifold. We show that a positive non-pluripolar measure can be written in a unique way as the top degree self-intersection (in the non-pluripolar sense) of a closed positive current in given big cohomology class. The solution is shown to have minimal singularities in the sense of Demailly if the measure is regular enough. These results are combined with a fixed point argument to construct singular Kaehler-Einstein volume forms with minimal singularities on varieties of general type.

Pro-algebraic homotopy types

The purpose of this paper is to generalise Sullivan's rational homotopy theory to non-nilpotent spaces, providing an alternative approach to defining Toen's schematic homotopy types over any field k of characteristic zero. New features include an explicit description of homotopy groups using the Maurer-Cartan equations, convergent spectral sequences comparing schematic homotopy groups with cohomology of the universal semisimple local system, and a generalisation of the Baues-Lemaire conjecture. For compact Kaehler manifolds, the schematic homotopy groups can be described explicitly in terms of this cohomology ring, giving canonical weight decompositions. There are also notions of minimal models, unpointed homotopy types and algebraic automorphism groups. For a space with algebraically good fundamental group and higher homotopy groups of finite rank, the schematic homotopy groups are shown to be \pi_n(X)\otimes k.

Hodge structures on cohomology algebras and geometry

We study restrictions on cohomology algebras of compact Kahler manifolds, imposed by the presence of a polarized Hodge structure on cohomology groups, compatible with the cup-product, but not depending on the hp,q numbers or the symplectic structure. To illustrate the effectiveness of these restrictions, we give a number of examples of compact symplectic manifolds satisfying the formality condition, the Lefschetz property and having commutative or trivial π1, but not having the cohomology algebra of a compact Kaehler manifold. We also prove a stability theorem for these restrictions : if a compact Kahler manifold is homeomorphic to a product X × Y, with one summand satisfying b1 = 0, then the cohomology algebra of each summand carries a polarized Hodge structure.

Vector fields, torus actions and equivariant cohomology

An old result of the first author and David Lieberman says that if a compact Kaehler manifold X admits a holomorphic vector field V having at least one zero, then the Dolbeault cohomology algebra H^*(X, \Omega^*) of X is isomorphic with the bigraded algebra associated to a certain filtered graded ring. If V has isolated zeros this is the graded algebra associated to a certain filtration of the coordinate ring of the scheme Z defined by zero(V). The purpose of this note is to show that if V is generated by a torus action then equivariant Dolbeault cohomology can be used to give direct geometric proofs of the above result. What is particularly interesting is the picture obtained when zero(V) has positive dimension.

Uniruled varieties with split tangent bundle

Beauville asked if a compact Kaehler manifold with splitting tangent bundle has a universal covering that is a product of manifolds. We use Mori theory and elementary results about holomorphic foliations to study this problem for projective uniruled varieties. In particular we obtain an affirmative answer for rationally connected varieties in any dimension and uniruled varieties in dimension 4.

Line bundles on complex tori and a conjecture of Kodaira

A famous conjecture attributed to Kodaira asks whether any compact Kaehler manifold can be approximated by projective manifolds. We confirm this conjecture on projectivized direct sums of three line bundles on three-dimensional complex tori which appears rather surprising in view of expected dimensions of certain families of tori. We also discuss possible counter examples.

Geometry of formal Kuranishi theory

The principle “ambient cohomology of a Kaehler manifold annihilates obstructions” has been known and exploited since pioneering work of Kodaira. This paper unifies and modestly extends known results in the context of abstract deformations of compact Kaehler manifolds and submanifolds.

On the homotopy types of compact Kähler and complex projective manifolds

We show that in every dimension greater than or equal to 4, there exist compact Kaehler manifolds which do not have the homotopy type of projective complex manifolds. Thus they a fortiori are not deformation equivalent to a projective manifold, which solves negatively Kodaira's problem. We give both non simply connected (of dimension at least 4) and simply connected (of dimension at least 6) such examples.

Hitchin–Kobayashi Correspondence, Quivers, and Vortices

A twisted quiver bundle is a set of holomorphic vector bundles over a complex manifold, labelled by the vertices of a quiver, linked by a set of morphisms twisted by a fixed collection of holomorphic vector bundles, labelled by the arrows. When the manifold is Kaelher, quiver bundles admit natural gauge-theoretic equations, which unify many known equations for bundles with extra structure. In this paper we prove a Hitchin--Kobayashi correspondence for twisted quiver bundles over a compact Kaehler manifold, relating the existence of solutions to the gauge equations to a stability criterion, and consider its application to a number of situations related to Higgs bundles and dimensional reductions of the Hermitian--Einstein equations.