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Levi-flat hypersurfaces with real analytic boundary

Complex Variables 2010-08-20 v3 Analysis of PDEs

Abstract

Let XX be a Stein manifold of dimension at least 3. Given a compact codimension 2 real analytic submanifold MM of XX, that is the boundary of a compact Levi-flat hypersurface HH, we study the regularity of HH. Suppose that the CR singularities of MM are an O(X)\mathcal{O}(X)-convex set. For example, suppose MM has only finitely many CR singularities, which is a generic condition. Then HH must in fact be a real analytic submanifold. If MM is real algebraic, it follows that HH is real algebraic and in fact extends past MM, even near CR singularities. To prove these results we provide two variations on a theorem of Malgrange, that a smooth submanifold contained in a real analytic subvariety of the same dimension is itself real analytic. We prove a similar theorem for submanifolds with boundary, and another one for subanalytic sets.

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@article{arxiv.0710.3801,
  title  = {Levi-flat hypersurfaces with real analytic boundary},
  author = {Jiri Lebl},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.3801},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

13 pages, latex, amsrefs; cosmetic changes, updated references; accepted to Trans. Amer. Math. Soc

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