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The Lee--Gauduchon cone on complex manifolds

Differential Geometry 2025-09-18 v2 Complex Variables

Abstract

Let MM be a compact complex nn-manifold. A Gauduchon metric is a Hermitian metric whose fundamental 2-form ω\omega satisfies the equation ddc(ωn1)=0dd^c(\omega^{n-1})=0. Paul Gauduchon has proven that any Hermitian metric is conformally equivalent to a Gauduchon metric, which is unique (up to a constant multiplier) in its conformal class. Then dc(ωn1)d^c(\omega^{n-1}) is a closed (2n1)(2n-1)-form; the set of cohomology classes of all such forms, called the Lee-Gauduchon cone, is a convex cone, superficially similar to the Kahler cone. We prove that the Lee-Gauduchon cone is a bimeromorphic invariant, and compute it for several classes of non-Kahler manifolds.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2411.05595,
  title  = {The Lee--Gauduchon cone on complex manifolds},
  author = {Liviu Ornea and Misha Verbitsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.05595},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

version 2.0, 17 pages, we answered Question 5.7 by an example, which is Example 5.7 in this version; no other changes

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