Pull-back of currents by holomorphic maps

We define the pull-back operator, associated to a meromorphic transform, on several types of currents. We also give a simple proof to a version of a classical theorem on the extension of currents.     

Estimates of holomorphic functions in zero-free domains

We study functions f(z) holomorphic in having the property f(z) ≠ 0 for 0 < Im z < 1 and we obtain lower bounds for |f(z)| for 0 < Im z < 1. In our analysis we deal with scalar functions f(z) as well as with operator valued holomorphic functions I + A(z) assuming that A(z) is a trace class operator for and I + A(z) is invertible for 0 < Im z < 1 and is unitary for . A. Borichev was partially supported by the ANR project DYNOP.     

On the nonextendability of germs of holomorphic functions

We construct explicit supporting manifolds and local holomorphic peak functions as obstructions to the extendability of holomorphic functions on a class of domains not necessarily pseudoconvex in C^N, N >2.     

An edge-of-the-wedge theorem for hypersurface CR functions

The classical edge-of-the-wedge theorem for holomorphic functions is generally false for CR functions. However, it is true on Levi-indefinite hypersurfaces for wedges pointing in null directions.     

A splitting theorem for holomorphic Banach bundles

This paper is motivated by Grothendieck’s splitting theorem. In the 1960s, Gohberg generalized this to a class of Banach bundles. We consider a compact complex manifold X and a holomorphic Banach bundle E → X that is a compact perturbation of a trivial bundle in a sense recently introduced by Lempert. We prove that E splits into the sum of a finite rank bundle and a trivial bundle, provided .     

Envelopes of holomorphy and holomorphic discs

The envelope of holomorphy of an arbitrary domain in a two-dimensional Stein manifold is identified with a connected component of the set of equivalence classes of analytic discs immersed into the Stein manifold with boundary in the domain. This implies, in particular, that for each of its points the envelope of holomorphy contains an embedded (non-singular) Riemann surface (and also an immersed analytic disc) passing through this point with boundary contained in the natural embedding of the original domain into its envelope of holomorphy. Moreover, it says, that analytic continuation to a neighbourhood of an arbitrary point of the envelope of holomorphy can be performed by applying the Continuity Principle once. Another corollary concerns representation of certain elements of the fundamental group of the domain by boundaries of analytic discs. A particular case is the following. Given a contact three-manifold with Stein filling, any element of the fundamental group of the contact manifold whose representatives are contractible in the filling can be represented by the boundary of an immersed analytic disc.     

Fixed point indices and periodic points of holomorphic mappings

Let Δ ⁿ be the ball |x| <  1 in the complex vector space , let be a holomorphic mapping and let M be a positive integer. Assume that the origin is an isolated fixed point of both f and the Mth iteration f ^M of f. Then for each factor m of M, the origin is again an isolated fixed point of f ^m and the fixed point index of f ^m at the origin is well defined, and so is the (local) Dold’s index [Invent. Math. 74(3), 419–435 (1983)] at the origin:

A note on plurisubharmonic defining functions in \mathbbCn{\mathbb{C}^{n}}

Let , n ≥ 3, be a smoothly bounded domain. Suppose that Ω admits a smooth defining function which is plurisubharmonic on the boundary of Ω. Then a Diederich–Forn?ss exponent can be chosen arbitrarily close to 1, and the closure of Ω admits a Stein neighborhood basis. Research of J. E. Forn?ss was partially supported by an NSF grant. Research of A.-K. Herbig was supported by FWF grant P19147.     

Local embeddability of CR manifolds into spheres

In this paper we solve local CR embeddability problem of smooth CR manifolds into spheres under a certain nondegeneracy condition on the Chern–Moser’s curvature tensor. We state necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of CR embeddings as finite number of equations and rank conditions on the Chern–Moser’s curvature tensors and their derivatives. We also discuss the rigidity of those embeddings. J.-W. Oh was partially supported by BK21-Yonsei University.     

A generalized flat extension theorem for moment matrices

In this note we prove a generalization of the flat extension theorem of Curto and Fialkow (Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, vol. 119. American Mathematical Society, Providence, 1996) for truncated moment matrices. It applies to moment matrices indexed by an arbitrary set of monomials and its border, assuming that this set is connected to 1. When formulated in a basis-free setting, this gives an equivalent result for truncated Hankel operators.      

On the Fourier spectrum of symmetric Boolean functions

We study the following questionWhat is the smallest t such that every symmetric boolean function on κ variables (which is not a constant or a parity function), has a non-zero Fourier coefficient of order at least 1 and at most t?We exclude the constant functions for which there is no such t and the parity functions for which t has to be κ. Let τ (κ) be the smallest such t. Our main result is that for large κ, τ (κ)≤4κ/logκ.The motivation for our work is to understand the complexity of learning symmetric juntas. A κ-junta is a boolean function of n variables that depends only on an unknown subset of κ variables. A symmetric κ-junta is a junta that is symmetric in the variables it depends on. Our result implies an algorithm to learn the class of symmetric κ-juntas, in the uniform PAC learning model, in time n ^o(κ) . This improves on a result of Mossel, O’Donnell and Servedio in [16], who show that symmetric κ-juntas can be learned in time n ^2κ/3.     

Determination of holomorphic modular forms by primitive Fourier coefficients

We prove that Siegel modular forms of degree greater than one, integral weight and level N, with respect to a Dirichlet character of conductor are uniquely determined by their Fourier coefficients indexed by matrices whose contents run over all divisors of . The cases of other major types of holomorphic modular forms are included. The author is supported by the Grant-in-Aid for JSPS fellows.     

Infinite-dimensionality of the automorphism groups of homogeneous Stein manifolds

We show that the group of holomorphic automorphisms of a Stein manifold X with dim X ≥ 2 is infinite-dimensional, provided X is a homogeneous space of a holomorphic action of a complex Lie group.     

An inequality for mixed Monge–Ampère measures

We generalize an inequality for mixed Monge–Ampère measures from Kołodziej (Indiana Univ. Math. J. 43, 1321–1338, 1994). We also give an example that shows that our assumptions are sharp. The corresponding result in the setting of compact K?hler manifold is also discussed.     

Hölder continuity of solutions to the complex Monge–Ampère equation with the right-hand side in <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis><Superscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis></Superscript>: the case of compact Kähler manifolds

We prove that on compact Kähler manifolds solutions to the complex Monge–Ampère equation, with the right-hand side in L ^p , p > 1, are Hölder continuous.     

Connected but not path-connected subspaces of infinite graphs

Solving a problem of Diestel [9] relevant to the theory of cycle spaces of infinite graphs, we show that the Freudenthal compactification of a locally finite graph can have connected subsets that are not path-connected. However we prove that connectedness and path-connectedness to coincide for all but a few sets, which have a complicated structure.     

Calabi–Yau varieties with semi-stable fibre structures

Motivated by the Strominger–Yau–Zaslow conjecture, we study Calabi–Yau varieties with semi-stable fibre structures. We use Hodge theory to study the higher direct images of wedge products of relative cotangent sheaves of certain semi-stable families over higher dimensional quasi-projective bases, and obtain some results on positivity. We then apply these results to study non-isotrivial Calabi–Yau varieties fibred by semi-stable Abelian varieties (or hyperkähler varieties).     

Local solvability in top degree of the semilinear Kohn equation

We study the local solvability problem for a class of semilinear equations whose linear part is the Kohn Laplacian, acting on top degree forms. We also study the validity of the Poincaré lemma, in top degree, for semilinear perturbations of the tangential Cauchy–Riemann complex.     

Certain invariants of extension algebras of C({\mathbb{T}}^{2})

In this paper, we compute certain invariants of extension algebras of the torus algebra by , where is the C*-algebra of compact operators on an infinite dimensional separable Hilbert space H. These extension algebras are also constructed up to isomorphism. Received: 5 July 2007, Revised: 14 February 2008