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The Calabi conjecture and K-stability

Algebraic Geometry 2011-04-18 v3 Differential Geometry

Abstract

We algebraically prove K-stability of polarized Calabi-Yau varieties and canonically polarized varieties with mild singularities. In particular, the} "stable varieties" introduced by Kollar-Shepherd-Barron and Alexeev, which form compact moduli space, are proven to be K-stable although it is well known that they are \textit{not} necessarily asymptotically (semi)stable. As a consequence, we have orbifold counterexamples, to the folklore conjecture "K-stability implies asymptotic stability". They have Kahler-Einstein (orbifold) metrics so the result of Donaldson does not hold for orbifolds.

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@article{arxiv.1010.3597,
  title  = {The Calabi conjecture and K-stability},
  author = {Yuji Odaka},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.3597},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

16 pages, no figure. v2: minor revision, v3: title changed, re-editted (the latter half moved to arXiv:0807.1716 v4)

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