Asymptotically Locally Euclidean Metrics with Holonomy SU(m)

Let G be a finite subgroup of U(m) such that ^m /G has an isolated singularity at 0. Let X be a resolution of ^m /G, andg a Kähler metric on X. We callg Asymptotically Locally Euclidean (ALE) if it isasymptotic in a certain way to the Euclidean metric on ^m /G. In this paper we study Ricci-flat ALE Kähler metrics on X. We show that if G SU(m) and X is a crepant resolution of ^m /G, then there is a unique Ricci-flat ALE Kähler metric in each Kählerclass. This is proved using a version of the Calabi conjecture for ALEmanifolds. We also show the metrics have holonomy SU(m).     

Harmonic morphisms from complex projective spaces

In this paper we study harmonic morphisms :U P ^m N ² from open subsets of complex projective spaces to Riemann surfaces. We construct many new examples of such maps which are not holomorphic with respect to the standard Kähler structure on P ^m.The research leading to this paper was supported by the Icelandic Science Fund and the Danish National Science Fund.     

Two-Orbit Kähler Manifolds and Morse Theory

We deal with compact Kähler manifolds M acted on by a compact Lie group K of isometries, whose complexification K has exactly one open and one closed orbit in M. If the K-action is Hamiltonian, we investigate topological and cohomological properties of M.     

Two-Orbit K?hler Manifolds and Morse Theory

We deal with compact Kähler manifolds M acted on by a compact Lie group K of isometries, whose complexification K has exactly one open and one closed orbit in M. If the K-action is Hamiltonian, we investigate topological and cohomological properties of M.     

Extremal Kähler metrics and complex deformation theory

Let (M, J, g) be a compact Kähler manifold of constant scalar curvature. Then the Kähler class [] has an open neighborhood inH ^1,1 (M, ) consisting of classes which are represented by Kähler forms of extremal Kähler metrics; a class in this neighborhood is represented by the Kähler form of a metric of constant scalar curvature iff the Futaki invariant of the class vanishes. If, moreover, the derivative of the Futaki invariant at [] is nondegenerate, every small deformation of the complex manifold (M, J) also carries Kähler metrics of constant scalar curvature. We then apply these results to prove new existence theorems for extremal Kähler metrics on certain compact complex surfaces.The first author is supported in part by NSF grant DMS 92-04093.     

A geometrical interpretation of the shape invariant for geodesic triangles in complex projective spaces

We show that the shape invariant of a triangle in the complex projective space P ⁿ , see [B], can be obtained by integrating the Kählerian form of P ⁿ over a domain parametrized by geodesics and bounded by a geodesic loop formed with sides of the triangle.The second author was supported by a grant from INDAM-Rome.     

Charakterisierungen einiger Funktionenalgebren

One main result of this article is a characterization of all(G ₁) as topological algebras withG ₁ open in. For this and for similar results of Arens [4], Carpenter [6] and Brooks [5] Runge's approximation theorem is an important tool. It is extended to a characterization of all (G), whereG is a polynomially convex, open subset of a ^m .There is stated a similar characterization of allC(G) withG open in a ^m ,which is based on approximation by polynomials in theZ _j . and . A second main result is a characterization of allC(M),whereM is a paracompact manifold of even dimension and which proceeds from ideas in the article [3]. MoreoverC(P ₁()) is characterized as a top. algebra. All these characterizations base upon the theory of the Gelfand representation of seminormed-algebras.     

Killing spinors on K?hler manifolds

In the paper Kählerian Killing spinors are defined and their basic properties are investigated. Each Kähler manifold that admits a Kählerian Killing spinor is Einstein of odd complex dimension. Kählerian Killing spinors are a special kind of Kählerian twistor spinors. Real Kählerian Killing spinors appear for example, on closed Kähler manifolds with the smallest possible first eigenvalue of the Dirac operator. For the complex projective spaces P ^2l–1 and the complex hyperbolic spaces H ^2l–1 withl>1 the dimension of the space of Kählerian Killing spinors is equal to ( ). It is shown that in complex dimension 3 the complex hyperbolic space H ³ is the only simple connected complete spin Kähler manifold admitting an imaginary Kählerian Killing spinor.     

Geometric properties of 2-dimensional Brownian paths

Summary Let A be the set of all points of the plane , visited by 2-dimensional Brownian motion before time 1. With probability 1, all points of A are twist points except a set of harmonic measure zero. Twist points may be continuously approached in \A only along a special spiral. Although negligible in the sense of harmonic measure, various classes of cone points are dense in A, with probability 1. Cone points may be approached in \A within suitable wedges.Research supported in part by NSF Grant DMS 8419377     

Berezin transforms on the 2×2 matrix space related to theU(2)×U(2)-action

In this paper we establish the spectral decomposition of the Berezin transforms on the space Mat(2,) of complex 2×2 matrices related to the two-sided action ofU(2)×U(2). The eigenspaces are described explicitly by means of the matrix elements of a certain representation ofGL(2,) and each eigenvalue is expressed as a finite sum involving the MeijerG-functions evaluated at 1 and the Hahn polynomials.     

Polynomially convex orbits of compact lie groups

LetV be a finite dimensional complex linear space and letG be a compact subgroup of GL(V). We prove that an orbitG, V, is polynomially convex if and only ifG is closed andG is the real form ofG . For every orbitG which is not polynomially convex we construct an analytic annulus or strip inG with the boundary inG. It is also proved that the group of holomorphic automorphisms ofG which commute withG acts transitively on the set of polynomially convexG-orbits. Further, an analog of the Kempf-Ness criterion is obtained and homogeneous spaces of compact Lie groups which admit only polynomially convex equivariant embeddings are characterized.Supported by Federal program Integratsiya, no. 586.Supported by INTAS grant 97/10170.     

Twistor holomorphic Lagrangian surfaces in the complex projective and hyperbolic planes

We completely classify all the twistor holomorphic Lagrangian immersions in the complex projective plane ², i.e. those Lagrangian immersions such that their twistor lifts to the twistor space over ² are holomorphic. This classification provides a one-parameter family of examples of Lagrangian spheres in ².Research partially supported by a DGICYT grant No. PB91-0731.     

Contact metric hypersurfaces of ℂ2

Kaehler 2-form of ² being exact, it gives rise to a 1-form defined on a hypersurface of ². We show that if this 1-form defines a contact metric structure with respect to the induced metric on the compact and connected hypersurface of ², then the hypersurface is a round sphere of radius 1.This work is supported by Research Grant No. (Math/1409/05) of the Research Center, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh.     

Equilibrium triangulations of the complex projective plane

Starting with the well-known 7-vertex triangulation of the ordinary torus, we construct a 10-vertex triangulation of P² which fits the equilibrium decomposition of P² in the simplest possible way. By suitable positioning of the vertices, the full automorphism group of order 42 is realized by a discrete group of isometries in the Fubini-Study metric. A slight subdivision leads to an elementary proof of the theorem of Kuiper-Massey which says that P² modulo conjugation is PL homeomorphic to the standard 4-sphere. The branch locus of this identification is a 7-vertex triangulation P ₂ ⁷ of the real projective plane. We also determine all tight simplicial embeddings of P ₂ ¹⁰ and P ₂ ⁷ .     

Surjectivity of quotient maps for algebraic (ℂ,+)-actions and polynomial maps with contractible fibers

In this paper we establish two results concerning algebraic (,+)-actions on ⁿ . First, let be an algebraic (,+)-action on ³. By a result of Miyanishi, its ring of invariants is isomorphic to [t ₁,t ₂]. Iff ₁,f ₂ generate this ring, the quotient map of is the mapF:³²,x(f ₁(x), f₂(x)). By using some topological arguments we prove thatF is always surjective. Secon, we are interested in dominant polynomial mapsF: ^{n n-1} whose connected components of their generic fibers are contractible. For such maps, we prove the existence of an algebraic (,+)-action on ⁿ for whichF is invariant. Moreover we give some conditions so thatF*([t ₁,...,t _n-1 ]) is the ring of invariants of .Dedicated to all my friends and my family     

On some variational problems for 2-dimensional Hermitian metrics

Summary Let (M, J, g) be a compact complex 2-dimensional Hermitian manifold with the Kähler form , and the torsion 1-form defined by d = . In this note we obtain the Euler-Lagrange equations for the variational functionals defined by ² and d², whereg runs in the space of all the Hermitian metrics onM. In the first case, the extremals are precisely the Kähler metrics [Gd]. In the second case, we also write down a formula for the second variation.Communicated by J. Szenthe     

KO?i groups of G3(?n), n odd

We use the work of Karoubi and Mudrinski on the real Grothendieck's groups of certain complex projective bundles to show that the torsion of the KO ^–i groups of G ₃( ⁿ ), n odd, are related to the known torsion of the KO ^–i groups of G₂( ⁿ ).     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">K</Emphasis>3 surfaces with involution,equivariant analytic torsion,and automorphic forms on the moduli space

In this paper, we introduce an invariant of a K3 surface with ₂-action equipped with a ₂-invariant Kähler metric, which we obtain using the equivariant analytic torsion of the trivial line bundle. This invariant is shown to be independent of the choice of the Kähler metric. It can be viewed as a function on the moduli space of K3 surfaces with involution. The main result of this paper is that this function can be identified with an automorphic form, which characterizes the discriminant locus. In particular, we show that the Ray–Singer analytic torsion of the trivial line bundle on an Enriques surface with Ricci-flat Kähler metric is given by the value of the norm of the Borcherds -function at its period point. Mathematics Subject Classification (1991) 58G26, 14J28, 14J15, 32G20, 32N10, 32N15     

Coniveau of classes of flat bundles trivialized on a finite smooth covering of a complex manifold

On a smooth algebraic complex varietyX, we show that the classes of a flat bundle, which is trivialized on a finite cover ofX, with values in the odd-dimensional cohomology of the underlying complex manifold with / (i), are living in the bottom part of Grothendieck's coniveau filtration. This answers positively when the basis is smooth complex a question of Bruno Kahn [K-Theory (1992), conjecture 2].