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Poincar\'e-Einstein 4-manifolds with cusps

Differential Geometry 2026-05-26 v1 Mathematical Physics Analysis of PDEs math.MP

Abstract

In this paper, we construct Poincar\'e-Einstein 4-manifolds with various kinds of cusps. In particular, we construct: (1) Infinite families of Einstein metrics on (0,)×N(0,\infty)\times \mathscr{N}, where NT2\mathscr{N}\to T^2 is a principal S1\mathbb{S}^1-bundle over T2T^2, with one Poincar\'e-Einstein end and one end asymptotic to a real or complex hyperbolic cusp. (2) Infinite families of Einstein metrics on (0,)×P(0,\infty)\times P, where PΣgP\to \Sigma_{\mathtt{g}} is a principal S1\mathbb{S}^1-bundle over a closed Riemann surface Σg\Sigma_{\mathtt{g}} of genus g2\mathtt{g}\geq 2, with one Poincar\'e-Einstein end and one end asymptotic to a bundle of two-dimensional hyperbolic cusps over hyperbolic Σg\Sigma_{\mathtt{g}}. Universal covers of (1) and (2) provide new complete negative Einstein metrics on R4\mathbb{R}^4. These Einstein metrics also exhibit interesting degeneration phenomena. With this construction, we give a negative answer to a question of Anderson concerning cusp formation for Poincar\'e-Einstein 4-manifolds.

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@article{arxiv.2605.25462,
  title  = {Poincar\'e-Einstein 4-manifolds with cusps},
  author = {Mingyang Li and Hongyi Liu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.25462},
  year   = {2026}
}

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