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On the derivatives of the Lempert functions

Complex Variables 2010-06-23 v1

Abstract

We show that if the Kobayashi--Royden metric of a complex manifold is continuous and positive at a given point and any non-zero tangent vector, then the "derivatives" of the higher order Lempert functions exist and equal the respective Kobayashi metrics at the point. It is a generalization of a result by M. Kobayashi for taut manifolds.

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@article{arxiv.0801.2892,
  title  = {On the derivatives of the Lempert functions},
  author = {Nikolai Nikolov and Peter Pflug},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.2892},
  year   = {2010}
}

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to appear in the Ann. Mat. Pura Appl.

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