Normal Holonomy of Complex Hyperbolic Submanifolds
Abstract
We prove that the restricted normal holonomy group of a K\"ahler submanifold of the complex hyperbolic space is always transitive, provided the index of relative nullity is zero. This contrasts with the case of , where a Berger type result was proved by Console, Di Scala, and the second author. The proof is based on lifting the submanifold to the pseudo-Riemannian space and developing new tools to handle the difficulties arising from possible degeneracies in holonomy tubes and associated distributions. In particular, we introduce the notion of weakly polar actions and a framework for dealing with degenerate submanifolds. These techniques could contribute to a broader understanding of submanifold geometry in spaces with indefinite signature, offering new insight into submanifolds in the dual setting of complex projective geometry.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2506.11323,
title = {Normal Holonomy of Complex Hyperbolic Submanifolds},
author = {Santiago Castañeda Montoya and Carlos E. Olmos},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.11323},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
Accepted in Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa