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On the Scalar Curvature of Complex Surfaces

dg-ga 2008-02-03 v1 Differential Geometry

Abstract

Let (M,J) be a minimal compact complex surface of Kaehler type. It is shown that the smooth 4-manifold M admits a Riemannian metric of positive scalar curvature iff (M,J) admits a KAEHLER metric of positive scalar curvature. This extends previous results of Witten and Kronheimer.

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@article{arxiv.dg-ga/9412006,
  title  = {On the Scalar Curvature of Complex Surfaces},
  author = {Claude LeBrun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:dg-ga/9412006},
  year   = {2008}
}

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10 pages, LaTeX, with optional \Bbb font replaceable by \bf