Sub-stable and weak-stable manifolds associated with finitely non-resonant spectral subspaces

In this work we study maps of a Banach space near a fixed point. We show the existence and uniqueness of a class of local invariant sub-manifolds of the stable manifold which correspond to a spectral subspace satisfying a finite non-resonance condition of order and an overriding condition of order (condition (3) of Theorem 1). We study the dependence of these invariant manifolds on a parameter that lies in a Banach space. We also show that a local weak-stable manifold that satisfies these two conditions is unique in the class of maps. The uniqueness is due to the fact that our method does not require a cut-off function. An infinite dimensional Banach space does not always admit smooth cut-off functions. Received July 13, 1998; in final form August 12, 1999 / Published online February 5, 2001     

On subelliptic manifolds

A smooth complex quasi-affine algebraic variety Y is flexible if its special group SAut(Y) of automorphisms (generated by the elements of one-dimensional unipotent subgroups of Aut(Y)) acts transitively on Y, and an algebraic variety is stably flexible if its product with some affine space is flexible. An irreducible algebraic variety X is locally stably flexible if it is a union of a finite number of Zariski open sets each of which is stably flexible. The main result of this paper states that the blowup of a locally stably flexible variety along a smooth algebraic subvariety (not necessarily equidimensional or connected) is subelliptic, and, therefore, it is an Oka manifold.     

Combinatorial manifolds with complementarity

A simplicial complex is said to satisfy complementarity if exactly one of each complementary pair of nonempty vertex-sets constitutes a face of the complex. We show that if a d-dimensional combinatorial manifold M with n vertices satisfies complementarity then d=0, 2, 4, 8, or 16 with n=3d/2+3 and |M| is a “manifold like a projective plane”. Arnoux and Marin had earlier proved the converse statement.     

Inertial manifolds and normal hyperbolicity

Our aim in this article is to derive an existence theorem of inertial manifolds for fairly general equations with a self-adjoint or nonself-adjoint linear operator in a Banach space setting. A sharp form of the spectral gap condition is given. Many other properties are proven including an interesting characterization of the inertial manifold and the normal hyperbolicity of the inertial manifold.     

Involution of manifolds with a set of fixed points diffeomorphic to real projective space

It is proved that if, on a manifold with an involution, the subset of fixed points is diffeomorphic to an even-dimensional real projective space, then the manifold is bordant to the complex projective space in the class of nonoriented bordisms.Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 249–252, March, 1971.     

Integral manifolds of systems of differential equations with a random right-hand side in a Banach space

The concept of an integral manifold of a system of differential equations with a random right-hand side is introduced. The problem of the existence of an integral manifold of a certain class of differential equations in a Banach space and several of its properties are investigated.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 17–21, January, 1992.     

Random integral manifolds of systems of differential equations with unbounded operator in a Banach space

We establish existence conditions for a random integral manifold of a certain class of differential systems with unbounded sectorial operator and random right-hand side in a Banach space. Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhumal, Vol. 50, No. 12, pp. 1609–1614, December, 1998.     

Generalized quaternionic manifolds

We initiate the study of the generalized quaternionic manifolds by classifying the generalized quaternionic vector spaces, and by giving two classes of nonclassical examples of such manifolds. Thus, we show that any complex symplectic manifold is endowed with a natural (nonclassical) generalized quaternionic structure, and the same applies to the heaven space of any three-dimensional Einstein–Weyl space. In particular, on the product \(Z\) of any complex symplectic manifold \(M\) and the sphere, there exists a natural generalized complex structure, with respect to which \(Z\) is the twistor space of  \(M\) .     

Polar manifolds and actions

A group action is called polar if there exists an immersed submanifold (a section) which intersects all orbits orthogonally. We show how to construct a manifold admitting a polar group action by prescribing its isotropy groups along a fundamental domain in the section. This generalizes a classical construction for cohomogeneity-one manifolds.We give many examples showing the richness of this class of group actions and relate the topology of the section to the topology of the manifold.     

A criterion for Banach manifolds to be finite-dimensional

We extend the results obtained in [1] to the case of arbitrary Banach spaces and manifolds. We give an example of a continuous bijective mapping with discontinuous inverse which acts in a Banach space and differs from the identical mapping only in an open unit ball. A criterion for a Banach manifold to be finite-dimensional is established in terms of the continuity of inverse operators.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 47, No. 12, pp. 1712–1713, December, 1995.     

On genericity for holomorphic curves in four-dimensional almost-complex manifolds

We consider spaces of immersed (pseudo-)holomorphic curves in an almost complex manifold of dimension four. We assume that they are either closed or compact with boundary in a fixed totally real surface, so that the equation for these curves is elliptic and has a Fredholm index. We prove that this equation is regular if the Chern class is ≥ 1 (in the case with boundary, if the ambient Maslov number is ≥ 1). Then the spaces of holomorphic curves considered will be manifolds of dimension equal to the index.     

Embeddability of smooth Cauchy-Riemann manifolds

Summary The main purpose of this paper is to give a sufficient condition for global embeddability of smooth Cauchy-Riemann manifolds (CR-manifolds) into complex manifolds with boundary. Namely, let M be a smooth CR-manifold of real dimension 2n – 1 and CR-dimension n – 1, where n 2, which is locally CR-embeddable into a complex manifold. Assume further that the Levi form of M is non-vanishing at each point. The main result of this paper is that such a CR-manifold is globally CR-embeddable into an n-dimensional complex manifold with boundary. Moreover if the Levi form has at each point of M eigenvalues of opposite signs, then M embeds into a complex manifold without boundary.This research is supported by a grant from Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in Italy.     

Gradient estimate for exponentially harmonic functions on complete Riemannian manifolds

The notion of exponentially harmonic maps was introduced by Eells and Lemaire (Proceedings of the Banach Center Semester on PDE, pp. 1990–1991, 1990). In this note, by using the maximum principle we get the gradient estimate of exponentially harmonic functions, and then derive a Liouville type theorem for bounded exponentially harmonic functions on a complete Riemannian manifold with nonnegative Ricci curvature and sectional curvature bounded below.     

Complex geometry of moment-angle manifolds

Moment-angle manifolds provide a wide class of examples of non-Kähler compact complex manifolds. A complex moment-angle manifold \(\mathcal {Z}\) is constructed via certain combinatorial data, called a complete simplicial fan. In the case of rational fans, the manifold \(\mathcal {Z}\) is the total space of a holomorphic bundle over a toric variety with fibres compact complex tori. In general, a complex moment-angle manifold \(\mathcal {Z}\) is equipped with a canonical holomorphic foliation \({\mathcal {F}}\) which is equivariant with respect to the \(({\mathbb {C}}^\times )^m\)-action. Examples of moment-angle manifolds include Hopf manifolds of Vaisman type, Calabi–Eckmann manifolds, and their deformations. We construct transversely Kähler metrics on moment-angle manifolds, under some restriction on the combinatorial data. We prove that any Kähler submanifold (or, more generally, a Fujiki class \(\mathcal {C}\) subvariety) in such a moment-angle manifold is contained in a leaf of the foliation \({\mathcal {F}}\). For a generic moment-angle manifold \(\mathcal {Z}\) in its combinatorial class, we prove that all subvarieties are moment-angle manifolds of smaller dimension and there are only finitely many of them. This implies, in particular, that the algebraic dimension of \(\mathcal {Z}\) is zero.     

Properties of compact complex manifolds carrying closed positive currents

We show that a compact complex manifold is Moishezon if and only if it carries a strictly positive, integral (1, 1)-current. We then study holomorphic line bundles carrying singular hermitian metrics with semi-positive curvature currents, and we give some cases in which these line bundles are big. We use these cases to provide sufficient conditions for a compact complex manifold to be Moishezon in terms of the existence of certain semi-positive, integral (1,1)-currents. We also show that the intersection number of two closed semi-positive currents of complementary degrees on a compact complex manifold is positive when the intersection of their singular supports is contained in a Stein domain. The first author was partially supported by National Science Foundation Grant Nos. DMS-8922760 and DMS-9204273. The second author was partially supported by National Science Foundation Grant Nos. DMS-9001365 and DMS-9204037.     

The manifold structure of maps between open manifolds

We establish in a canonical manner a manifold structure for the completed space of bounded maps between open manifoldsM andN, assuming thatM andN are endowed with Riemannian metrics of bounded geometry up to a certain order. The identity component of the corresponding diffeomorphisms is a Banach manifold and metrizable topological group.     

Symplectically hyperbolic manifolds

A symplectic form is called hyperbolic if its pull-back to the universal cover is a differential of a bounded one-form. The present paper is concerned with the properties and constructions of manifolds admitting hyperbolic symplectic forms. The main results are:

• If a symplectic form represents a bounded cohomology class then it is hyperbolic.

• The symplectic hyperbolicity is equivalent to a certain isoperimetric inequality.

• The fundamental group of symplectically hyperbolic manifold is non-amenable.

We also construct hyperbolic symplectic forms on certain bundles and Lefschetz fibrations, discuss the dependence of the symplectic hyperbolicity on the fundamental group and discuss some properties of the group of symplectic diffeomorphisms of a symplectically hyperbolic manifold.

Hyperbolic manifolds are geodesically rigid

We show that if all geodesics of two non-proportional metrics on a closed manifold coincide (as unparameterized curves), then the manifold has a finite fundamental group or admits a local-product structure. This implies that, if the manifold admits a metric of negative sectional curvature, then two metrics on the manifold have the same geodesics if and only if they are proportional. Oblatum 18-IV-2002 & 12-VIII-2002?Published online: 18 December 2002     

Morse theory on Banach manifolds

LetM be aC ²-Finsler manifold modeled on a Banach space, and letf be aC ²-real-valued function defined onM. Using theA-gradient vector field which was introduced in [31] we give a suitable definition for nondegenegacy of critical points off, then generalize the Morse handle-body decomposition theorem and the Morse inequalities to a kind of Banach manifolds. A generalization in the reflexive case has been done in [31].