Introduction
Let X X X be a Stein manifold. By a complex hypersurface of X X X we mean a closed analytic subset of X X X of pure codimension 1. For a compact set Q ⊂ X Q \subset X Q ⊂ X , its meromorphically convex hull is
Q ^ M ( X ) = { x ∈ X : every complex hypersurface of X through x meets Q } , \widehat{Q}_{M}(X) = \{x \in X : \text{every complex hypersurface of } X \text{ through } x \text{ meets } Q\}, Q M ( X ) = { x ∈ X : every complex hypersurface of X through x meets Q } ,
and Q Q Q is called meromorphically (or hypersurface ) convex if Q ^ M ( X ) = Q \widehat{Q}_{M}(X) = Q Q M ( X ) = Q . By [3 Prop. 1.2] , this is precisely the hull of Q Q Q with respect to meromorphic functions on X X X .
In [2 ] it was proved that a sublevel set K = { h ≤ 0 } K = \{h \le0\} K = { h ≤ 0 } of a locally defined strictly plurisubharmonic function h h h is meromorphically (or hypersurface ) convex on a Stein manifold X X X if and only if d d c h dd^{c}h d d c h extends as a Hodge form to all of X X X , where by a Hodge form on a Stein manifold X X X we mean a Kähler form Ω \Omega Ω whose cohomology class [ Ω ] ∈ H 2 ( X , R ) [\Omega] \in H^{2}(X,\mathbb{R}) [ Ω ] ∈ H 2 ( X , R ) lies in the image of the natural map H 2 ( X , Z ) → H 2 ( X , R ) H^{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) \to H^{2}(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , Z ) → H 2 ( X , R ) ; equivalently, it has integral periods. Here and below, if h h h is a function defined on an open set U ⊃ K U \supset K U ⊃ K , we say that d d c h dd^{c}h d d c h extends to a Kähler (resp. Hodge) form ω \omega ω on X X X if ω \omega ω is a Kähler (resp. Hodge) form on X X X with ω = d d c h \omega= dd^{c}h ω = d d c h on some neighbourhood of K K K . On the other hand, Cieliebak and Eliashberg [5 Criterion 1.6] stated, without proof, that such convexity of K K K (called rational convexity in [5 ] ) is equivalent to the extension of d d c h dd^{c}h d d c h merely as a Kähler form. The following theorem confirms that, up to replacing h h h by a positive multiple, which does not change K K K , all three conditions are equivalent under a mild additional assumption on the topology of X X X .
Theorem 1. Let X X X be a Stein manifold such that
H 2 ( X , Z ) ≅ F ⊕ T , (1) H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) \cong F \oplus T, \tag*{(1)} H 2 ( X , Z ) ≅ F ⊕ T , (1) where F F F is a free abelian group (possibly of infinite rank) and T T T is a torsion group. Suppose that U ⊂ X U \subset X U ⊂ X is an open set, h : U → R h : U \to\mathbb{R} h : U → R is a strictly plurisubharmonic function, and K = { h ≤ 0 } K = \{h \le0\} K = { h ≤ 0 } is a compact subset of U U U . Assume that d d c h dd^{c}h d d c h extends to a Kähler form ω \omega ω on X X X . Then, there exists a positive integer N N N such that d d c ( N h ) dd^{c}(Nh) d d c ( N h ) extends to a Hodge form Ω H \Omega_{H} Ω H on X X X . In particular, this implies that K K K is meromorphically convex in X X X .
Note that the decomposition (1) always holds if H 2 ( X , Z ) H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X , Z ) is finitely generated, see § 2 for details. Further, by [1 ] , a Stein manifold of dimension n n n has the homotopy type of a CW complex of dimension at most n n n . If dim C X = 2 \dim_{\mathbb{C}} X = 2 dim C X = 2 , the cellular chain complex of such a CW complex has no 3-chains, so H 2 ( X , Z ) H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X , Z ) is the group of cellular 2-cycles, a subgroup of the free abelian group of 2-chains; hence, it is free. Thus, Theorem 1 holds for every Stein surface. Also, Prop. 2 in § 4.3 shows that (1) is not required if the image of H 2 H_{2} H 2 of a neighbourhood of the holomorphically convex hull K ^ O ( X ) \widehat{K}_{\mathcal{O}(X)} K O ( X ) of K K K in H 2 ( X , Z ) H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X , Z ) consists of torsion classes; in that case a Kähler extension of d d c h dd^{c}h d d c h can be taken exact.
But in general, as the next theorem shows, the topological hypothesis (1) in Theorem 1 cannot be dropped. We construct a Stein manifold X X X with H 2 ( X , Z ) ≅ Q H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) \cong\mathbb{Q} H 2 ( X , Z ) ≅ Q , so that H 2 ( X , Z ) H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X , Z ) is not of the form F ⊕ T F \oplus T F ⊕ T (it is torsion-free but not free), and with Im H 2 ( X , Z ) → H 2 ( X , R ) = 0 \operatorname{Im} H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) \to H_{2}(X,\mathbb{R}) = 0 Im H 2 ( X , Z ) → H 2 ( X , R ) = 0 , so that every Hodge form on X X X is exact (see Lemma 8 ). Together with K K K , we construct a smooth compact totally real torus Λ ⊂ int K \Lambda\subset\operatorname{int} K Λ ⊂ int K which is isotropic with respect to a Kähler form on X X X , but not with respect to any Hodge form on X X X , and which is not meromorphically convex.
Theorem 2. There exist a Stein manifold X X X of complex dimension 6 with H 2 ( X , Z ) ≅ Q H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) \cong\mathbb{Q} H 2 ( X , Z ) ≅ Q , an open set U ⊂ X U \subset X U ⊂ X , a strictly plurisubharmonic function h : U → R h: U \to\mathbb{R} h : U → R such that K = { h ≤ 0 } K = \{h \leq0\} K = { h ≤ 0 } is a compact subset of U U U , and a smooth compact totally real torus Λ ⊂ int K \Lambda\subset\operatorname{int} K Λ ⊂ int K , such that the following hold.
(i) d d c h dd^{c}h d d c h extends to a Kähler form ω \omega ω on X X X .
(ii) The torus Λ \Lambda Λ is isotropic for ω \omega ω , that is, ω ∣ Λ = 0 \omega|_{\Lambda} = 0 ω ∣ Λ = 0 .
(iii) For every λ > 0 \lambda> 0 λ > 0 , every Kähler form Ω \Omega Ω on X X X extending d d c ( λ h ) dd^{c}(\lambda h) d d c ( λh ) satisfies [ Ω ] ≠ 0 [\Omega] \neq0 [ Ω ] = 0 in H 2 ( X , R ) H^{2}(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , R ) . In particular, for no positive integer N N N does d d c ( N h ) dd^{c}(Nh) d d c ( N h ) extend to a Hodge form on X X X .
(iv) The meromorphically convex hull Λ ^ M ( X ) \widehat{\Lambda}_{M(X)} Λ M ( X ) contains a holomorphic annulus A A A with ∂ A ⊂ Λ \partial A \subset\Lambda ∂ A ⊂ Λ and A ⊄ K A \not\subset K A ⊂ K . In particular, neither Λ \Lambda Λ nor K K K is meromorphically convex.
The theorem shows that the equivalence between meromorphic convexity of K K K and the extendability of d d c h dd^{c}h d d c h as a Kähler form, stated in [5 Criterion 1.6] , does not hold on arbitrary Stein manifolds.
Concerning (ii) and (iv): a classical result of Duval and Sibony [7 ] states that a smooth compact totally real submanifold of C n \mathbb{C}^{n} C n is rationally convex (in C n \mathbb{C}^{n} C n this is the same as meromorphically convex) if and only if it is isotropic with respect to some Kähler form on C n \mathbb{C}^{n} C n . Guedj [9 ] extended this to Stein manifolds: a smooth compact totally real submanifold of a Stein manifold X X X is meromorphically convex if and only if it is isotropic with respect to some Hodge form on X X X , and in [3 Theorem 3.2] it was shown that isotropy with respect to an exact Kähler form d d c φ dd^{c}\varphi d d c φ is equivalent to strong meromorphic convexity. In C n \mathbb{C}^{n} C n every Kähler form is exact, so these statements agree with [7 ] . By (ii) and (iv), the torus Λ \Lambda Λ is isotropic for a Kähler form but is not meromorphically convex, which gives a counterexample to [5 Criterion 1.8(a)] . By Guedj’s theorem, Λ \Lambda Λ is not isotropic for any Hodge form on X X X . This can also be seen directly: every Kähler form for which Λ \Lambda Λ is isotropic has a positive period on an explicit 2-cycle (Lemma 14), while on X X X the only integral class is 0.
The construction in Theorem 2 uses the following ingredients (see Figure 1 in § 5 ): a Stein manifold Y Y Y with
Figure 1. Schematic picture of Λ ⊂ X \Lambda\subset X Λ ⊂ X , with arg w \arg w arg w suppressed. Left: Λ \Lambda Λ over the figure-eight Γ \Gamma Γ ; dotted: the extra zero set of h 0 h_0 h 0 . Right: the fibre π − 1 ( 0 ) \pi^{-1}(0) π − 1 ( 0 ) , where C 0 , C 1 C_0,C_1 C 0 , C 1 bound the annulus A A A .
Hom ( H 1 ( Y , Z ) , Z ) = Hom ( H 2 ( Y , Z ) , Z ) = 0 and H 1 ( Y , Z ) ⊗ Q ≠ 0. \operatorname{Hom}(H_{1}(Y,\mathbb{Z}),\mathbb{Z}) = \operatorname{Hom}(H_{2}(Y,\mathbb{Z}),\mathbb{Z}) = 0 \quad\text{and}\quad H_{1}(Y,\mathbb{Z}) \otimes\mathbb{Q} \neq0. Hom ( H 1 ( Y , Z ) , Z ) = Hom ( H 2 ( Y , Z ) , Z ) = 0 and H 1 ( Y , Z ) ⊗ Q = 0.
Such a manifold Y H Y_{H} Y H of dimension 2 was constructed by Hulek [12 Prop. 2] ; it is the complement in the unit bidisc of a sequence of smooth analytic curves (see also [6 Example 1] ). Our construction is motivated by this example but is done differently: our Y Y Y is a domain in C 5 \mathbb{C}^{5} C 5 that deformation retracts onto a domain in R 5 \mathbb{R}^{5} R 5 with these properties. In Y ∩ R 5 Y \cap\mathbb{R}^{5} Y ∩ R 5 we place a smooth figure-eight curve Γ \Gamma Γ whose two loops represent a nonzero class in H 1 ( Y , Q ) H_{1}(Y,\mathbb{Q}) H 1 ( Y , Q ) and its negative. The torus Λ ⊂ X = Y × C ∗ \Lambda\subset X = Y \times\mathbb{C}^{*} Λ ⊂ X = Y × C ∗ lies over Γ \Gamma Γ ; its fibres are circles in C ∗ \mathbb{C}^{*} C ∗ centred at 0, with radius varying smoothly along Γ \Gamma Γ and taking different values on the two branches over the double point. Since Γ ⊂ R 5 \Gamma\subset\mathbb{R}^{5} Γ ⊂ R 5 , which is totally real, the required plurisubharmonic functions can be written down explicitly; this is used to construct a global Kähler form and a local potential vanishing to second order exactly on Λ \Lambda Λ . Although somewhat technical, this step uses only elementary properties of plurisubharmonic functions, gluing with cutoff functions, and an explicit correction by pluriharmonic functions near the double point.
The same construction can be carried out in Hulek’s domain Y H Y_H Y H , which gives, with X = Y H × C ∗ X = Y_H \times\mathbb{C}^{*} X = Y H × C ∗ , an example as in Theorem 2 with dim C X = 3 \dim_{\mathbb{C}} X = 3 dim C X = 3 . Indeed, Y H ⊂ C 2 Y_H \subset\mathbb{C}^{2} Y H ⊂ C 2 satisfies the topological conditions above, and a figure-eight Γ ⊂ Y H \Gamma\subset Y_H Γ ⊂ Y H with the required homology, straight near its double point, can be made O ( Y H ) \mathcal{O}(Y_H) O ( Y H ) -convex by a small perturbation away from the double point. A nonnegative strictly plurisubharmonic function on Y H Y_H Y H vanishing on Γ \Gamma Γ to second order is then obtained by gluing a local model near Γ \Gamma Γ with a global strictly plurisubharmonic function, using the O ( Y H ) \mathcal{O}(Y_H) O ( Y H ) -convexity of Γ \Gamma Γ , and the rest of the argument in Sec. 5 applies with only notational changes. We chose to present the higher-dimensional version because there the construction of the local potential is particularly explicit and elementary, and no perturbation of Γ \Gamma Γ is needed. Since Theorem 1 holds for all Stein surfaces, the dimension 3 is optimal.
Acknowledgments. The author obtained the proof of Theorem 1 in the fall of 2025, but all attempts to remove assumption (1) were unsuccessful. The counterexample of Theorem 2 was eventually found with the help of AI, specifically Claude Fable 5.1, which proposed the original construction; the construction presented here has been substantially simplified. AI was also used to assist with editing the exposition. The author bears full responsibility for the correctness of all proofs and for the content of this paper. The author thanks Purvi Gupta for many valuable discussions related to the problem, and in particular for identifying H 2 ( X , Z ) ≅ Q H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}) \cong\mathbb{Q} H 2 ( X , Z ) ≅ Q as a potential source of a counterexample. The author is partially supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Background: periods, Hodge classes, Levi form
Sections 2.1 and 2.2 collect in one place the facts relating homology and cohomology that are used throughout the paper: the universal coefficient theorem, periods of closed forms, integral (Hodge) classes, and the structure of H 2 ( X , Z ) H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X , Z ) . The results are standard. Most of the material can be found in [10 Section 3.1] for the universal coefficient theorem and the properties of Ext, and in [13 Chapter 18] for the de Rham theorem in terms of integration over smooth singular chains. We include short proofs to fix the notation. Sec. 2.3 discusses the Levi form with some estimates that will be used in the proof of the main results.
In the next two subsections X X X is an arbitrary smooth manifold.
Periods and the universal coefficient theorem
If β \beta β is a closed k k k -form on X X X and C C C is an integral k k k -cycle, the period ∫ C β \int_C \beta ∫ C β depends only on the de Rham class [ β ] [\beta] [ β ] and on the homology class [ C ] ∈ H k ( X , Z ) [C] \in H_k(X,\mathbb{Z}) [ C ] ∈ H k ( X , Z ) . Hence, a class c ∈ H k ( X , R ) c \in H^k(X,\mathbb{R}) c ∈ H k ( X , R ) (or H k ( X , C ) H^k(X,\mathbb{C}) H k ( X , C ) ) defines a homomorphism ⟨ c , ⋅ ⟩ : H k ( X , Z ) → R \langle c,\cdot\rangle: H_k(X,\mathbb{Z}) \to\mathbb{R} ⟨ c , ⋅ ⟩ : H k ( X , Z ) → R (or C \mathbb{C} C ), the period homomorphism of $c. It vanishes on torsion classes, because R \mathbb{R} R and C \mathbb{C} C are torsion-free.
For every abelian group A A A the universal coefficient theorem gives a short exact sequence
0 → Ext ( H k − 1 ( X , Z ) , A ) → H k ( X , A ) → Hom ( H k ( X , Z ) , A ) → 0 , (2) 0 \to\operatorname{Ext}(H_{k-1}(X,\mathbb{Z}), A) \to H^k(X,A) \to\operatorname{Hom}(H_k(X,\mathbb{Z}), A) \to0, \tag*{(2)} 0 → Ext ( H k − 1 ( X , Z ) , A ) → H k ( X , A ) → Hom ( H k ( X , Z ) , A ) → 0 , (2)
which is natural in A A A and in X X X .
Proposition 1. We have the following.
(a) The period map H 2 ( X , R ) → Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , R ) H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) \to\operatorname{Hom}(H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}),\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , R ) → Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , R ) *is an isomorphism. In particular, a closed real 2-form on X X X is exact if and only if all its periods on integral 2-cycles vanish, two closed real 2-forms are cohomologous if and only if they have the same periods, and every homomorphism H 2 ( X , Z ) → R H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}) \to\mathbb{R} H 2 ( X , Z ) → R is the period homomorphism of a unique class in H 2 ( X , R ) H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , R ) . Moreover, H 2 ( X , Q ) → H 2 ( X , R ) H^2(X,\mathbb{Q}) \to H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , Q ) → H 2 ( X , R ) is injective, with image the set of classes whose periods are rational.
(b) Let H X \mathcal{H}_X H X be the image (the Hodge lattice) of H 2 ( X , Z ) → H 2 ( X , R ) H^2(X,\mathbb{Z}) \to H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , Z ) → H 2 ( X , R ) . A class c ∈ H 2 ( X , R ) c \in H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) c ∈ H 2 ( X , R ) lies in H X \mathcal{H}_X H X if and only if ⟨ c , x ⟩ ∈ Z \langle c,x\rangle\in\mathbb{Z} ⟨ c , x ⟩ ∈ Z for every x ∈ H 2 ( X , Z ) x \in H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}) x ∈ H 2 ( X , Z ) . Thus the period map identifies H X \mathcal{H}_X H X with Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , Z ) \operatorname{Hom}(H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}),\mathbb{Z}) Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , Z ) .
(c) If Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , Z ) = 0 \operatorname{Hom}(H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}),\mathbb{Z}) = 0 Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , Z ) = 0 , then H X = 0 \mathcal{H}_X = 0 H X = 0 .
Proof. (a) The groups R \mathbb{R} R and Q \mathbb{Q} Q are divisible, hence injective Z \mathbb{Z} Z -modules, so Ext ( H 1 ( X , Z ) , A ) = 0 \operatorname{Ext}(H_1(X,\mathbb{Z}),A) = 0 Ext ( H 1 ( X , Z ) , A ) = 0 for A = R , Q A = \mathbb{R},\mathbb{Q} A = R , Q , and (2) with k = 2 k = 2 k = 2 gives isomorphisms H 2 ( X , A ) ≅ Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , A ) H^2(X,A) \cong\operatorname{Hom}(H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}),A) H 2 ( X , A ) ≅ Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , A ) . For A = R A = \mathbb{R} A = R , composed with the de Rham isomorphism, this map is the period map, which gives the first three statements. By naturality of (2) in A A A , the map H 2 ( X , Q ) → H 2 ( X , R ) H^2(X,\mathbb{Q}) \to H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , Q ) → H 2 ( X , R ) induced by the inclusion Q ⊂ R \mathbb{Q} \subset\mathbb{R} Q ⊂ R corresponds to Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , Q ) → Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , R ) \operatorname{Hom}(H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}),\mathbb{Q}) \to\operatorname{Hom}(H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}),\mathbb{R}) Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , Q ) → Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , R ) , which is injective with image the Q \mathbb{Q} Q -valued homomorphisms. This gives the last statement.
(b) If c c c is the image of c ′ ∈ H 2 ( X , Z ) c' \in H^2(X,\mathbb{Z}) c ′ ∈ H 2 ( X , Z ) , then ⟨ c , x ⟩ = ⟨ c ′ , x ⟩ ∈ Z \langle c,x\rangle= \langle c',x\rangle\in\mathbb{Z} ⟨ c , x ⟩ = ⟨ c ′ , x ⟩ ∈ Z by naturality in A A A . Conversely, if all periods of c c c are integers, then χ = ⟨ c , ⋅ ⟩ \chi= \langle c,\mathord{\cdot}\rangle χ = ⟨ c , ⋅ ⟩ lies in Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , Z ) \operatorname{Hom}(H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}),\mathbb{Z}) Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , Z ) . By the surjectivity in (2) with A = Z A = \mathbb{Z} A = Z , there is c ′ ∈ H 2 ( X , Z ) c' \in H^2(X,\mathbb{Z}) c ′ ∈ H 2 ( X , Z ) whose period homomorphism is χ \chi χ . Its image in H 2 ( X , R ) H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , R ) also has period homomorphism χ \chi χ , so it equals c c c by (a).
(c) follows from (b). □
A Hodge form on a complex manifold X X X is a Kähler form Ω \Omega Ω with [ Ω ] ∈ H X [\Omega] \in\mathcal{H}_X [ Ω ] ∈ H X . By Prop. 1(b), Ω \Omega Ω is a Hodge form if and only if all its periods on integral 2-cycles are integers. By Prop. 1(c), if Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , Z ) = 0 \operatorname{Hom}(H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}),\mathbb{Z}) = 0 Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , Z ) = 0 then a Kähler form is a Hodge form if and only if it is exact; on a Stein manifold this means that it is of the form d d c φ dd^c\varphi d d c φ with φ \varphi φ strictly plurisubharmonic (Remark 1).
The decomposition of H 2 ( X , Z ) H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X , Z )
Suppose that H 2 ( X , Z ) = F ⊕ T H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}) = \mathcal{F} \oplus\mathcal{T} H 2 ( X , Z ) = F ⊕ T as in (1), with F \mathcal{F} F a free abelian group (of possibly infinite rank) and T \mathcal{T} T a torsion group. This holds, for instance, whenever H 2 ( X , Z ) H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X , Z ) is finitely generated, by the structure theorem for finitely generated abelian groups. Since F \mathcal{F} F is torsion-free, T \mathcal{T} T is the torsion subgroup of H 2 ( X , Z ) H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X , Z ) . The subgroup F \mathcal{F} F is not canonical, but we fix one such choice, and let pr : H 2 ( X , Z ) → F \operatorname{pr}: H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}) \to\mathcal{F} pr : H 2 ( X , Z ) → F be the projection with kernel T \mathcal{T} T . Any homomorphism from H 2 ( X , Z ) H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X , Z ) to a torsion-free group (such as Q , R \mathbb{Q},\mathbb{R} Q , R ) vanishes on T \mathcal{T} T , so it is determined by its restriction to F \mathcal{F} F , and ⟨ c , x ⟩ = ⟨ c , pr ( x ) ⟩ \langle c,x\rangle= \langle c,\operatorname{pr}(x)\rangle ⟨ c , x ⟩ = ⟨ c , pr ( x )⟩ . Prop. 1 therefore gives the following.
Corollary 1. If H 2 ( X , Z ) = F ⊕ T H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}) = \mathcal{F} \oplus\mathcal{T} H 2 ( X , Z ) = F ⊕ T as above, then restriction to F \mathcal{F} F identifies H 2 ( X , R ) H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , R ) with Hom ( F , R ) \operatorname{Hom}(\mathcal{F},\mathbb{R}) Hom ( F , R ) , the lattice H X \mathcal{H}_X H X with Hom ( F , Z ) \operatorname{Hom}(\mathcal{F},\mathbb{Z}) Hom ( F , Z ) , and the image of H 2 ( X , Q ) H^2(X,\mathbb{Q}) H 2 ( X , Q ) with Hom ( F , Q ) \operatorname{Hom}(\mathcal{F},\mathbb{Q}) Hom ( F , Q ) . If F \mathcal{F} F has finite rank b b b and C 1 , … , C b C_1,\ldots,C_b C 1 , … , C b are integral 2-cycles whose classes form a basis of F \mathcal{F} F , then the period map
[ β ] ⟼ ( ∫ C 1 β , … , ∫ C b β ) [\beta] \longmapsto\left(\int_{C_1}\beta,\ldots,\int_{C_b}\beta\right) [ β ] ⟼ ( ∫ C 1 β , … , ∫ C b β ) is an isomorphism H 2 ( X , R ) ≅ R b H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) \cong\mathbb{R}^b H 2 ( X , R ) ≅ R b that maps H X \mathcal{H}_X H X onto Z b \mathbb{Z}^b Z b and the rational classes onto Q b \mathbb{Q}^b Q b . In particular, a real class is Hodge if and only if its periods on C 1 , … , C b C_1,\ldots,C_b C 1 , … , C b are integers, and every rational class becomes integral after multiplication by a common denominator of its periods.
We shall also need two algebraic lemmas. Both are used for infinitely generated F \mathcal{F} F , where the finitely generated pieces must be controlled by hand.
Lemma 1. Let F \mathcal{F} F be a free abelian group, let I ⊂ F I \subset\mathcal{F} I ⊂ F be a finitely generated subgroup, and let S = { x ∈ F : n x ∈ I for some n ≥ 1 } S = \{x \in\mathcal{F}: nx \in I\text{ for some }n \ge1\} S = { x ∈ F : n x ∈ I for some n ≥ 1 } be the saturation of I I I . Then S S S is a finitely generated direct summand of F \mathcal{F} F , and F / S \mathcal{F}/S F / S is free.
Proof. Fix a basis of F \mathcal{F} F . Since I I I is finitely generated, it lies in the span F M F_M F M of finitely many basis elements, and F = F M ⊕ F M ′ \mathcal{F}=F_M\oplus F'_M F = F M ⊕ F M ′ , where F M ′ F'_M F M ′ is spanned by the remaining basis elements. If n x ∈ F M nx\in F_M n x ∈ F M with n ≠ 0 n\ne0 n = 0 , the F M ′ F'_M F M ′ -component of x x x vanishes, so S ⊂ F M S\subset F_M S ⊂ F M . Thus F M / S F_M/S F M / S is finitely generated and torsion-free, hence free. Therefore S S S is a direct summand of F M F_M F M with finitely generated (free) complement, so S S S is finitely generated, and it is a direct summand of F \mathcal{F} F with F / S ≅ F M / S ⊕ F M ′ \mathcal{F}/S\cong F_M/S\oplus F'_M F / S ≅ F M / S ⊕ F M ′ free.
Lemma 2. Let H 2 ( X , Z ) = F ⊕ T H_2(X,\mathbb{Z})=F\oplus T H 2 ( X , Z ) = F ⊕ T as above, let F = S ⊕ B F=S\oplus B F = S ⊕ B be a decomposition of F F F , and let ψ : S → R \psi:S\to\mathbb{R} ψ : S → R be a homomorphism. Define χ ψ : H 2 ( X , Z ) → R \chi_\psi:H_2(X,\mathbb{Z})\to\mathbb{R} χ ψ : H 2 ( X , Z ) → R by
χ ψ ( s + b + t ) = ψ ( s ) , s ∈ S , b ∈ B , t ∈ T . \chi_\psi(s+b+t)=\psi(s),\qquad s\in S,\ b\in B,\ t\in T. χ ψ ( s + b + t ) = ψ ( s ) , s ∈ S , b ∈ B , t ∈ T . Then there is a unique class c ψ ∈ H 2 ( X , R ) c_\psi\in H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) c ψ ∈ H 2 ( X , R ) with period homomorphism χ ψ \chi_\psi χ ψ . Its periods are ψ \psi ψ on S S S and 0 0 0 on B ⊕ T B\oplus T B ⊕ T . If N ≥ 1 N\ge1 N ≥ 1 is an integer with N ψ ( S ) ⊂ Z N\psi(S)\subset\mathbb{Z} N ψ ( S ) ⊂ Z , then N c ψ ∈ H X Nc_\psi\in H_X N c ψ ∈ H X .
Proof. Since H 2 ( X , Z ) = S ⊕ B ⊕ T H_2(X,\mathbb{Z})=S\oplus B\oplus T H 2 ( X , Z ) = S ⊕ B ⊕ T , the map χ ψ \chi_\psi χ ψ is a well-defined homomorphism, and the class c ψ c_\psi c ψ exists and is unique by Prop. 1(a). If N ψ ( S ) ⊂ Z N\psi(S)\subset\mathbb{Z} N ψ ( S ) ⊂ Z , then N χ ψ N\chi_\psi N χ ψ takes integer values, so N c ψ ∈ H X Nc_\psi\in H_X N c ψ ∈ H X by Prop. 1(b).
The Levi form
For a real C 2 C^2 C 2 function f f f on an open subset of R m \mathbb{R}^m R m , we write Hess x f \operatorname{Hess}_x f Hess x f for its real Hessian at x x x , that is, the symmetric bilinear form Hess x f ( v , w ) = ∑ j , k ∂ 2 f ∂ x j ∂ x k ( x ) v j w k \operatorname{Hess}_x f(v,w)=\sum_{j,k}\frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial x_j\partial x_k}(x)v_jw_k Hess x f ( v , w ) = ∑ j , k ∂ x j ∂ x k ∂ 2 f ( x ) v j w k , and ∥ Hess x f ∥ \|\operatorname{Hess}_x f\| ∥ Hess x f ∥ for its operator norm. In general Hess x f \operatorname{Hess}_x f Hess x f depends on the coordinates. However, if f f f is a real C 2 C^2 C 2 function on a manifold X X X and d f ( q ) = 0 df(q)=0 df ( q ) = 0 , then Hess q f \operatorname{Hess}_q f Hess q f is independent of the chart, and we regard it as a quadratic form on T q X T_qX T q X .
The rest of this subsection is local, so we work in C n \mathbb{C}^n C n with coordinates z = x + i y z=x+iy z = x + i y , x , y ∈ R n x,y\in\mathbb{R}^n x , y ∈ R n , and regard C n \mathbb{C}^n C n as R 2 n \mathbb{R}^{2n} R 2 n . We identify ξ = a + i b ∈ C n \xi=a+ib\in\mathbb{C}^n ξ = a + ib ∈ C n with the real vector v = ( a , b ) ∈ R 2 n v=(a,b)\in\mathbb{R}^{2n} v = ( a , b ) ∈ R 2 n , so that J v = ( − b , a ) Jv=(-b,a) J v = ( − b , a ) corresponds to i ξ i\xi i ξ . The Levi form of a real C 2 C^2 C 2 function u u u at z z z is
L u ( z ; ξ ) = ∑ j , k = 1 n ∂ 2 u ∂ z j ∂ z ‾ k ( z ) ξ j ξ ‾ k . L_u(z;\xi)=\sum_{j,k=1}^{n}\frac{\partial^2u}{\partial z_j\partial\overline{z}_k}(z)\xi_j\overline{\xi}_k. L u ( z ; ξ ) = j , k = 1 ∑ n ∂ z j ∂ z k ∂ 2 u ( z ) ξ j ξ k .
It is related to the real Hessian and to d d c dd^c d d c by
L u ( z ; ξ ) = 1 4 ( Hess z u ( v , v ) + Hess z u ( J v , J v ) ) = d d c u ( v , J v ) . (3) L_u(z;\xi)=\frac{1}{4}\left(\operatorname{Hess}_z u(v,v)+\operatorname{Hess}_z u(Jv,Jv)\right)=dd^c u(v,Jv). \tag*{(3)} L u ( z ; ξ ) = 4 1 ( Hess z u ( v , v ) + Hess z u ( J v , J v ) ) = d d c u ( v , J v ) . (3)
where d c = i 4 ( ∂ ‾ − ∂ ) d^c=\frac{i}{4}(\overline{\partial}-\partial) d c = 4 i ( ∂ − ∂ ) , so that d d c = d ∘ d c = i 2 ∂ ∂ ‾ dd^c=d\circ d^c=\frac{i}{2}\partial\overline{\partial} d d c = d ∘ d c = 2 i ∂ ∂ . Indeed, put g ( λ ) = u ( z + λ ξ ) g(\lambda)=u(z+\lambda\xi) g ( λ ) = u ( z + λ ξ ) for λ = t + i s ∈ C \lambda=t+is\in\mathbb{C} λ = t + i s ∈ C near 0 0 0 . By the chain rule ∂ λ ∂ λ ‾ g ( 0 ) = L u ( z ; ξ ) \partial_\lambda\partial_{\overline{\lambda}}g(0)=L_u(z;\xi) ∂ λ ∂ λ g ( 0 ) = L u ( z ; ξ ) . On the other hand ∂ λ ∂ λ ‾ = 1 4 ( ∂ t 2 + ∂ s 2 ) \partial_\lambda\partial_{\overline{\lambda}}=\frac{1}{4}(\partial_t^2+\partial_s^2) ∂ λ ∂ λ = 4 1 ( ∂ t 2 + ∂ s 2 ) , and ∂ t 2 g ( 0 ) = Hess z u ( v , v ) \partial_t^2g(0)=\operatorname{Hess}_z u(v,v) ∂ t 2 g ( 0 ) = Hess z u ( v , v ) , ∂ s 2 g ( 0 ) = Hess z u ( J v , J v ) \partial_s^2g(0)=\operatorname{Hess}_z u(Jv,Jv) ∂ s 2 g ( 0 ) = Hess z u ( J v , J v ) , since ∂ t \partial_t ∂ t and ∂ s \partial_s ∂ s differentiate in the directions v v v and J v Jv J v . This gives the first equality. For the second, we have d d c u = i 2 ∑ j , k ∂ 2 u ∂ z j ∂ z ‾ k d z j ∧ d z ‾ k dd^c u=\frac{i}{2}\sum_{j,k}\frac{\partial^2u}{\partial z_j\partial\overline{z}_k}\,dz_j\wedge d\overline{z}_k d d c u = 2 i ∑ j , k ∂ z j ∂ z k ∂ 2 u d z j ∧ d z k , and d z j ∧ d z ‾ k ( v , J v ) = ξ j ⋅ i ξ ‾ k − i ξ j ⋅ ξ ‾ k = − 2 i ξ j ξ ‾ k dz_j\wedge d\overline{z}_k(v,Jv)=\xi_j\cdot i\overline{\xi}_k-i\xi_j\cdot\overline{\xi}_k=-2i\xi_j\overline{\xi}_k d z j ∧ d z k ( v , J v ) = ξ j ⋅ i ξ k − i ξ j ⋅ ξ k = − 2 i ξ j ξ k . In particular, u u u is strictly plurisubharmonic if and only if L u ( z ; ξ ) > 0 L_u(z;\xi)>0 L u ( z ; ξ ) > 0 for all z z z and all ξ ≠ 0 \xi\ne0 ξ = 0 .
For example, if u ( x + i y ) = F ( x ) + σ ∣ y ∣ 2 u(x+iy)=F(x)+\sigma|y|^2 u ( x + i y ) = F ( x ) + σ ∣ y ∣ 2 with F ∈ C 2 ( R n ) F\in C^2(\mathbb{R}^n) F ∈ C 2 ( R n ) and σ ∈ R \sigma\in\mathbb{R} σ ∈ R , then Hess z u \operatorname{Hess}_z u Hess z u is block diagonal, with blocks Hess x F \operatorname{Hess}_x F Hess x F and 2 σ I d 2\sigma\,\mathrm{Id} 2 σ Id , and (3) gives
L u ( z ; ξ ) = 1 4 ( Hess x F ( a , a ) + Hess x F ( b , b ) + 2 σ ∣ ξ ∣ 2 ) ≥ 1 4 ( 2 σ − ∥ Hess x F ∥ ) ∣ ξ ∣ 2 . (4) L_u(z;\xi)=\frac{1}{4}\left(\operatorname{Hess}_x F(a,a)+\operatorname{Hess}_x F(b,b)+2\sigma|\xi|^2\right)\ge\frac{1}{4}\left(2\sigma-\|\operatorname{Hess}_x F\|\right)|\xi|^2. \tag*{(4)} L u ( z ; ξ ) = 4 1 ( Hess x F ( a , a ) + Hess x F ( b , b ) + 2 σ ∣ ξ ∣ 2 ) ≥ 4 1 ( 2 σ − ∥ Hess x F ∥ ) ∣ ξ ∣ 2 . (4)
Finally, we record two product formulas, which hold on any complex manifold. For real C 2 C^2 C 2 functions f f f and g g g , we have d c ( f g ) = f d c g + g d c f d^c(fg)=f\,d^cg+g\,d^cf d c ( f g ) = f d c g + g d c f , and applying d d d gives
d d c ( f g ) = f d d c g + g d d c f + d f ∧ d c g + d g ∧ d c f . (5) dd^c(fg)=f\,dd^cg+g\,dd^cf+df\wedge d^cg+dg\wedge d^cf. \tag*{(5)} d d c ( f g ) = f d d c g + g d d c f + df ∧ d c g + d g ∧ d c f . (5)
For f = g = v f=g=v f = g = v , since d v ∧ d c v = i 2 ( ∂ v + ∂ ˉ v ) ∧ ( ∂ ˉ v − ∂ v ) = i ∂ v ∧ ∂ ˉ v dv\wedge d^cv=\frac{i}{2}(\partial v+\bar{\partial}v)\wedge(\bar{\partial}v-\partial v)=i\,\partial v\wedge\bar{\partial}v d v ∧ d c v = 2 i ( ∂ v + ∂ ˉ v ) ∧ ( ∂ ˉ v − ∂ v ) = i ∂ v ∧ ∂ ˉ v , this becomes
d d c ( v 2 ) = i ∂ v ∧ ∂ ˉ v + 2 v d d c v . (6) dd^c(v^2)=i\,\partial v\wedge\bar{\partial}v+2v\,dd^cv. \tag*{(6)} d d c ( v 2 ) = i ∂ v ∧ ∂ ˉ v + 2 v d d c v . (6)
Preliminary Results on Kähler Forms
In this section, we prove some preliminary results concerning Kähler forms and their cohomology classes. Lemmas 3 and 4 are well-known, but proofs are hard to find. We provide them below for the sake of completeness.
Lemma 3. Let X X X be a Stein manifold.
(a) Every class in H 2 ( X , R ) H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , R ) is represented by a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form on X X X .
(b) Let D ⊂ X D\subset X D ⊂ X be a compact O ( X ) O(X) O ( X ) -convex set and let w w w be a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form on X X X which is positive definite at every point of D D D . Then there is a Kähler form ω \omega ω on X X X such that [ ω ] = [ w ] [\omega]=[w] [ ω ] = [ w ] in H 2 ( X , R ) H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , R ) and ω = w \omega=w ω = w on D D D .
In particular, taking D = ∅ D=\varnothing D = ∅ in (b), every class in H 2 ( X , R ) H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , R ) is represented by a Kähler form.
Proof. (a) Let u u u be a smooth, closed, real 2-form representing the given class, and decompose it into types, u = u 2 , 0 + u 1 , 1 + u 0 , 2 u=u^{2,0}+u^{1,1}+u^{0,2} u = u 2 , 0 + u 1 , 1 + u 0 , 2 . The ( 0 , 3 ) (0,3) ( 0 , 3 ) -component of d u = 0 du=0 d u = 0 is ∂ ˉ u 0 , 2 \bar{\partial}u^{0,2} ∂ ˉ u 0 , 2 , so u 0 , 2 u^{0,2} u 0 , 2 is ∂ ˉ \bar{\partial} ∂ ˉ -closed. Since X X X is Stein, H 0 , 2 ( X ) = 0 H^{0,2}(X)=0 H 0 , 2 ( X ) = 0 , so there is a ( 0 , 1 ) (0,1) ( 0 , 1 ) -form p p p with ∂ ˉ p = u 0 , 2 \bar{\partial}p=u^{0,2} ∂ ˉ p = u 0 , 2 . Put γ = p + p ˉ \gamma=p+\bar{p} γ = p + p ˉ and w = u − d γ w=u-d\gamma w = u − d γ . The ( 0 , 2 ) (0,2) ( 0 , 2 ) -component of d γ d\gamma d γ is ∂ ˉ p = u 0 , 2 \bar{\partial}p=u^{0,2} ∂ ˉ p = u 0 , 2 , so w 0 , 2 = 0 w^{0,2}=0 w 0 , 2 = 0 . Since w w w is real, w 2 , 0 = w 0 , 2 ‾ = 0 w^{2,0}=\overline{w^{0,2}}=0 w 2 , 0 = w 0 , 2 = 0 . Thus w w w is a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form cohomologous to u u u .
(b) Step 1: an exhaustion function. Since w w w is positive definite at the points of the compact set D D D , it is positive definite on an open neighbourhood O O O of D D D . As D D D is O ( X ) O(X) O ( X ) -convex, there is a smooth strictly plurisubharmonic exhaustion function Ψ \Psi Ψ on X X X with Ψ < 0 \Psi<0 Ψ < 0 on D D D and Ψ > 0 \Psi>0 Ψ > 0 on X ∖ O X\setminus O X ∖ O [11 Theorem 5.1.6] . (If D = ∅ D=\varnothing D = ∅ , take O = ∅ O=\varnothing O = ∅ and any strictly plurisubharmonic exhaustion function, to which we add a constant so that Ψ > 0 \Psi>0 Ψ > 0 .) The compact sets { Ψ ≤ 1 / λ } \{\Psi\leq1/\lambda\} { Ψ ≤ 1/ λ } decrease, as λ → ∞ \lambda\to\infty λ → ∞ , to { Ψ ≤ 0 } ⊂ O \{\Psi\leq0\}\subset O { Ψ ≤ 0 } ⊂ O , so after replacing Ψ \Psi Ψ by λ Ψ \lambda\Psi λ Ψ with λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 large, we may assume that
{ Ψ ≤ 1 } ⊂ O . \{\Psi\leq1\}\subset O. { Ψ ≤ 1 } ⊂ O .
Step 2: a convex function G G G . For j ≥ 1 j\geq1 j ≥ 1 put
ν j : = max { − w ( v , J v ) d d c Ψ ( v , J v ) : x ∈ { Ψ ≤ j + 1 } , 0 ≠ v ∈ T x X } . \nu_j:=\max\left\{\frac{-w(v,Jv)}{dd^c\Psi(v,Jv)}:x\in\{\Psi\leq j+1\},\ 0\ne v\in T_xX\right\}. ν j := max { d d c Ψ ( v , J v ) − w ( v , J v ) : x ∈ { Ψ ≤ j + 1 } , 0 = v ∈ T x X } .
This is finite, because { Ψ ≤ j + 1 } \{\Psi\leq j+1\} { Ψ ≤ j + 1 } is compact and d d c Ψ ( v , J v ) > 0 dd^c\Psi(v,Jv)>0 d d c Ψ ( v , J v ) > 0 for v ≠ 0 v\ne0 v = 0 . By definition, for every x ∈ { Ψ ≤ j + 1 } x\in\{\Psi\leq j+1\} x ∈ { Ψ ≤ j + 1 } and every s > ν j s>\nu_j s > ν j the form w + s d d c Ψ w+s\,dd^c\Psi w + s d d c Ψ is positive definite at x x x . Choose a nondecreasing sequence s j > max { ν j , 0 } s_j>\max\{\nu_j,0\} s j > max { ν j , 0 } , and let G G G be the piecewise linear function with slope 0 on ( − ∞ , 0 ] (-\infty,0] ( − ∞ , 0 ] , slope s 1 s_1 s 1 on [ 0 , 2 ] [0,2] [ 0 , 2 ] , and slope s j s_j s j on [ j , j + 1 ] [j,j+1] [ j , j + 1 ] for j ≥ 2 j\geq2 j ≥ 2 . Its slopes are nonnegative and nondecreasing. Smooth G ′ G' G ′ to a nondecreasing smooth function by rounding the corner at 0 in a small interval to its right, and each corner at j ≥ 2 j\geq2 j ≥ 2 in a small interval to its left. We obtain a smooth convex function G : R → R G:\mathbb{R}\to\mathbb{R} G : R → R with
G = 0 on ( − ∞ , 0 ] , G ′ ≥ 0 , G ′ > ν j on [ j , j + 1 ] ( j ≥ 1 ) . G=0\ \text{on }(-\infty,0],\qquad G'\geq0,\qquad G'>\nu_j\ \text{on }[j,j+1]\ (j\geq1). G = 0 on ( − ∞ , 0 ] , G ′ ≥ 0 , G ′ > ν j on [ j , j + 1 ] ( j ≥ 1 ) .
Step 3: the Kähler form. Put ω = w + d d c ( G ∘ Ψ ) \omega=w+dd^c(G\circ\Psi) ω = w + d d c ( G ∘ Ψ ) . This is a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form, and
d d c ( G ∘ Ψ ) = G ′ ( Ψ ) d d c Ψ + G ′ ′ ( Ψ ) d Ψ ∧ d c Ψ ≥ G ′ ( Ψ ) d d c Ψ ≥ 0 , dd^c(G\circ\Psi)=G'(\Psi)\,dd^c\Psi+G''(\Psi)\,d\Psi\wedge d^c\Psi\geq G'(\Psi)\,dd^c\Psi\geq0, d d c ( G ∘ Ψ ) = G ′ ( Ψ ) d d c Ψ + G ′′ ( Ψ ) d Ψ ∧ d c Ψ ≥ G ′ ( Ψ ) d d c Ψ ≥ 0 ,
since G ′ ≥ 0 G' \ge0 G ′ ≥ 0 and G ′ ′ ≥ 0 G'' \ge0 G ′′ ≥ 0 . We check that ω \omega ω is positive definite at every x ∈ X x \in X x ∈ X : if Ψ ( x ) ≤ 1 \Psi(x) \le1 Ψ ( x ) ≤ 1 , then x ∈ O x \in O x ∈ O , where w > 0 w > 0 w > 0 , so ω ≥ w > 0 \omega\ge w > 0 ω ≥ w > 0 at x x x ; if Ψ ( x ) ∈ [ j , j + 1 ] \Psi(x) \in[j,j+1] Ψ ( x ) ∈ [ j , j + 1 ] for some j ≥ 1 j \ge1 j ≥ 1 , then x ∈ { Ψ ≤ j + 1 } x \in\{\Psi\le j+1\} x ∈ { Ψ ≤ j + 1 } and G ′ ( Ψ ( x ) ) > ν j G'(\Psi(x)) > \nu_j G ′ ( Ψ ( x )) > ν j , so at x x x
ω ≥ w + G ′ ( Ψ ( x ) ) d d c Ψ > 0. \omega\ge w+G'(\Psi(x))\mathrm{d}\mathrm{d}^c\Psi> 0. ω ≥ w + G ′ ( Ψ ( x )) d d c Ψ > 0.
Hence, ω \omega ω is a Kähler form, which is clearly cohomologous to w w w . Finally, G ∘ Ψ = 0 G \circ\Psi= 0 G ∘ Ψ = 0 on the open set { Ψ < 0 } ⊃ D \{\Psi< 0\} \supset D { Ψ < 0 } ⊃ D , so ω = w \omega= w ω = w there, in particular on D D D .
Lemma 4 (d d c \mathrm{d}\mathrm{d}^c d d c -Lemma). Let X X X be a Stein manifold.
(a) Let η \eta η be a smooth, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form on X X X . If η \eta η is d d d -exact, then there exists a smooth function h ∈ C ∞ ( X ) h \in C^\infty(X) h ∈ C ∞ ( X ) such that d d c h = η \mathrm{d}\mathrm{d}^c h = \eta d d c h = η .
(b) Fix a Hermitian metric on X X X and let n = dim C X n = \dim_{\mathbb{C}} X n = dim C X . Let U ⋐ X U \Subset X U ⋐ X be a strictly pseudoconvex domain with smooth boundary. If η \eta η is a smooth, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form on X X X which is d d d -exact on a neighbourhood of U ‾ \overline{U} U , then there exists h ∈ C ∞ ( U ‾ ) h \in C^\infty(\overline{U}) h ∈ C ∞ ( U ) such that d d c h = η \mathrm{d}\mathrm{d}^c h = \eta d d c h = η on U U U and
∥ h ∥ C 2 ( U ) ≤ C ∥ η ∥ C n + 2 ( U ) , (7) \lVert h\rVert_{C^2(U)} \le C\lVert\eta\rVert_{C^{n+2}(U)}, \tag*{(7)} ∥ h ∥ C 2 ( U ) ≤ C ∥ η ∥ C n + 2 ( U ) , (7) where C C C depends on U U U and the metric but not on $\eta.
Proof. (a) Since η \eta η is d d d -exact, there exists a smooth real 1 1 1 -form ξ = ξ 1 , 0 + ξ 0 , 1 \xi= \xi^{1,0}+\xi^{0,1} ξ = ξ 1 , 0 + ξ 0 , 1 such that d ξ = η d\xi= \eta d ξ = η . The ( 0 , 2 ) (0,2) ( 0 , 2 ) -component of d ξ d\xi d ξ is ∂ ˉ ξ 0 , 1 \bar{\partial}\xi^{0,1} ∂ ˉ ξ 0 , 1 . Since η \eta η is of type ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) , we have ∂ ˉ ξ 0 , 1 = 0 \bar{\partial}\xi^{0,1}=0 ∂ ˉ ξ 0 , 1 = 0 . Since X X X is Stein, H 0 , 1 ( X ) = 0 H^{0,1}(X)=0 H 0 , 1 ( X ) = 0 , so there exists a smooth function f f f such that ∂ ˉ f = ξ 0 , 1 \bar{\partial}f=\xi^{0,1} ∂ ˉ f = ξ 0 , 1 . Then, using that η \eta η is real,
η = d ξ = ∂ ξ 0 , 1 + ∂ ˉ ξ 1 , 0 = ∂ ( ∂ ˉ f ) + ∂ ˉ ( ∂ f ˉ ) = ∂ ∂ ˉ ( f − f ˉ ) . \eta=d\xi=\partial\xi^{0,1}+\bar{\partial}\xi^{1,0}
=\partial(\bar{\partial}f)+\bar{\partial}(\partial\bar{f})
=\partial\bar{\partial}(f-\bar{f}). η = d ξ = ∂ ξ 0 , 1 + ∂ ˉ ξ 1 , 0 = ∂ ( ∂ ˉ f ) + ∂ ˉ ( ∂ f ˉ ) = ∂ ∂ ˉ ( f − f ˉ ) .
Let h = 4 Im ( f ) h=4\operatorname{Im}(f) h = 4 Im ( f ) . Then f − f ˉ = 2 i Im ( f ) = i 2 h f-\bar{f}=2i\operatorname{Im}(f)=\frac{i}{2}h f − f ˉ = 2 i Im ( f ) = 2 i h . Thus, η = ∂ ∂ ˉ ( i 2 h ) = i 2 ∂ ∂ ˉ h = d d c h \eta=\partial\bar{\partial}\left(\frac{i}{2}h\right)=\frac{i}{2}\partial\bar{\partial}h=\mathrm{d}\mathrm{d}^c h η = ∂ ∂ ˉ ( 2 i h ) = 2 i ∂ ∂ ˉ h = d d c h .
(b) Write ∥ ⋅ ∥ s \lVert\cdot\rVert_s ∥ ⋅ ∥ s for the Sobolev W s W^s W s -norm on U U U with respect to the fixed metric. By [16 Lemma 3.2.1] , applied on the compact manifold with boundary U ‾ \overline{U} U , η \eta η admits a primitive ξ ∈ C ∞ ( U ‾ ) \xi\in C^\infty(\overline{U}) ξ ∈ C ∞ ( U ) , d ξ = η d\xi=\eta d ξ = η , with
∥ ξ ∥ s ≤ C 1 ∥ η ∥ s − 1 ( s ≥ 1 ) . \lVert\xi\rVert_s \le C_1\lVert\eta\rVert_{s-1}\qquad(s\ge1). ∥ ξ ∥ s ≤ C 1 ∥ η ∥ s − 1 ( s ≥ 1 ) .
Replacing ξ \xi ξ by its real part, we may assume ξ \xi ξ is real. As in (a), ∂ ˉ ξ 0 , 1 = 0 \bar{\partial}\xi^{0,1}=0 ∂ ˉ ξ 0 , 1 = 0 . Since U U U is strictly pseudoconvex, by Hörmander’s L 2 L^2 L 2 -estimates every ∂ ˉ \bar{\partial} ∂ ˉ -closed ( 0 , 1 ) (0,1) ( 0 , 1 ) -form in L 2 ( U ) L^2(U) L 2 ( U ) is ∂ ˉ \bar{\partial} ∂ ˉ -exact in L 2 ( U ) L^2(U) L 2 ( U ) . Hence, there are no nonzero ∂ ˉ \bar{\partial} ∂ ˉ -harmonic ( 0 , 1 ) (0,1) ( 0 , 1 ) -forms on U U U , and in particular the harmonic projection H ( 0 , 1 ) ξ 0 , 1 H_{(0,1)}\xi^{0,1} H ( 0 , 1 ) ξ 0 , 1 vanishes. By [4 Corollary 5.3.11] , there exists f ∈ C ∞ ( U ‾ ) f \in C^\infty(\overline{U}) f ∈ C ∞ ( U ) with ∂ ˉ f = ξ 0 , 1 \bar{\partial}f=\xi^{0,1} ∂ ˉ f = ξ 0 , 1 and
∥ f ∥ s + 1 2 ≤ C 2 ∥ ξ 0 , 1 ∥ s . \lVert f\rVert_{s+\frac{1}{2}} \le C_2\lVert\xi^{0,1}\rVert_s. ∥ f ∥ s + 2 1 ≤ C 2 ∥ ξ 0 , 1 ∥ s .
As in (a), h : = 4 Im ( f ) ∈ C ∞ ( U ‾ ) h:=4\operatorname{Im}(f)\in C^\infty(\overline{U}) h := 4 Im ( f ) ∈ C ∞ ( U ) is real and satisfies d d c h = η \mathrm{d}\mathrm{d}^c h=\eta d d c h = η on U U U .
Now take s = n + 3 s=n+3 s = n + 3 . Since U U U has real dimension 2 n 2n 2 n and smooth boundary, the Sobolev embedding W s ( U ) ↪ C 2 ( U ‾ ) W^s(U)\hookrightarrow C^2(\overline{U}) W s ( U ) ↪ C 2 ( U ) holds for s > 2 + n s>2+n s > 2 + n . Therefore,
∥ h ∥ C 2 ( U ) ≤ 4 ∥ f ∥ C 2 ( U ) ≤ C 3 ∥ f ∥ s ≤ C 3 C 2 ∥ ξ 0 , 1 ∥ s ≤ C 4 ∥ ξ ∥ s ≤ C 5 ∥ η ∥ s − 1 ≤ C ∥ η ∥ C n + 2 ( U ) , \lVert h\rVert_{C^2(U)}\le4\lVert f\rVert_{C^2(U)}
\le C_3\lVert f\rVert_s
\le C_3C_2\lVert\xi^{0,1}\rVert_s
\le C_4\lVert\xi\rVert_s
\le C_5\lVert\eta\rVert_{s-1}
\le C\lVert\eta\rVert_{C^{n+2}(U)}, ∥ h ∥ C 2 ( U ) ≤ 4 ∥ f ∥ C 2 ( U ) ≤ C 3 ∥ f ∥ s ≤ C 3 C 2 ∥ ξ 0 , 1 ∥ s ≤ C 4 ∥ ξ ∥ s ≤ C 5 ∥ η ∥ s − 1 ≤ C ∥ η ∥ C n + 2 ( U ) ,
where the last step uses that U U U has finite volume.
Remark 1. By Lemma 4(a), an exact Kähler form ω \omega ω on a Stein manifold X X X is of the form ω = d d c φ \omega=\mathrm{d}\mathrm{d}^c\varphi ω = d d c φ with φ ∈ C ∞ ( X ) \varphi\in C^\infty(X) φ ∈ C ∞ ( X ) ; conversely, d d c φ = d ( d c φ ) \mathrm{d}\mathrm{d}^c\varphi=d(\mathrm{d}^c\varphi) d d c φ = d ( d c φ ) is exact. Thus, for Kähler forms on Stein manifolds, “exact” and “d d c \mathrm{d}\mathrm{d}^c d d c -exact” mean the same thing.
Next, we prove the following.
Lemma 5. Let X X X be a Stein manifold, let U ⊂ X U \subset X U ⊂ X be a Stein open subset, and let K ⊂ U K \subset U K ⊂ U be compact. Let φ : H 2 ( X , Z ) → R \varphi: H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) \to\mathbb{R} φ : H 2 ( X , Z ) → R be a homomorphism which vanishes on the image of the map H 2 ( U , Z ) → H 2 ( X , Z ) H_{2}(U,\mathbb{Z}) \to H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( U , Z ) → H 2 ( X , Z ) induced by inclusion. Then there exists a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form β \beta β on X X X such that
∫ S β = φ ( S ) \int_{S}\beta=\varphi(S) ∫ S β = φ ( S ) for every S ∈ H 2 ( X , Z ) S\in H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) S ∈ H 2 ( X , Z ) ;
β = 0 \beta=0 β = 0 on a neighbourhood of K K K .
Proof. By Prop. 1(a) there is a class in H 2 ( X , R ) H^{2}(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , R ) whose periods are given by φ \varphi φ . By Lemma 3 (a), it is represented by a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form α \alpha α on X X X . Every integral 2-cycle S ′ S' S ′ in U U U satisfies ∫ S ′ α = φ ( [ S ′ ] ) = 0 \int_{S'}\alpha=\varphi([S'])=0 ∫ S ′ α = φ ([ S ′ ]) = 0 , since [ S ′ ] [S'] [ S ′ ] lies in the image of H 2 ( U , Z ) H_{2}(U,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( U , Z ) . Therefore, α ∣ U \alpha|_{U} α ∣ U is exact, by Prop. 1(a) applied to U U U . Since U U U is Stein, Lemma 4 (a) gives f ∈ C ∞ ( U ) f\in C^{\infty}(U) f ∈ C ∞ ( U ) with d d c f = α dd^{c}f=\alpha d d c f = α on U U U .
Choose a neighbourhood W W W of K K K and a smooth function ρ : X → [ 0 , 1 ] \rho:X\to[0,1] ρ : X → [ 0 , 1 ] with ρ = 1 \rho=1 ρ = 1 on W W W and supp ρ ⋐ U \operatorname{supp}\rho\Subset U supp ρ ⋐ U . Then ρ f \rho f ρ f , extended by zero, is smooth on X X X , and
β = α − d d c ( ρ f ) \beta=\alpha-dd^{c}(\rho f) β = α − d d c ( ρ f )
is a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form on X X X . Since d d c ( ρ f ) dd^{c}(\rho f) d d c ( ρ f ) is exact, β \beta β has the same periods as α \alpha α , which proves (1). On W W W we have β = α − d d c f = 0 \beta=\alpha-dd^{c}f=0 β = α − d d c f = 0 , which proves (2). □
Finally, we need the following approximation result.
Lemma 6 (Rational approximation). Let X X X be a Stein manifold such that H 2 ( X , Z ) H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X , Z ) is finitely generated. Fix a Hermitian metric on X X X and a Kähler form ω \omega ω on X X X . Let Σ ⊂ H 2 ( X , Z ) \Sigma\subset H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) Σ ⊂ H 2 ( X , Z ) be a set such that ∫ S ω = 0 \int_{S}\omega=0 ∫ S ω = 0 for all S ∈ Σ S\in\Sigma S ∈ Σ . Then for every neighbourhood U U U of [ ω ] [\omega] [ ω ] in the finite-dimensional space H 2 ( X , R ) H^{2}(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , R ) , every integer k ≥ 0 k\geq0 k ≥ 0 , every ϵ > 0 \epsilon>0 ϵ > 0 and every compact set D ⊂ X D\subset X D ⊂ X there exists a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form ω ~ D \widetilde{\omega}_{D} ω D on X X X such that
(a) [ ω ~ D ] ∈ H 2 ( X , Q ) ∩ U [\widetilde{\omega}_{D}]\in H^{2}(X,\mathbb{Q})\cap U [ ω D ] ∈ H 2 ( X , Q ) ∩ U and ∫ S ω ~ D = 0 \int_{S}\widetilde{\omega}_{D}=0 ∫ S ω D = 0 for all S ∈ Σ S\in\Sigma S ∈ Σ ;
(b) ω ~ D \widetilde{\omega}_{D} ω D is positive definite at every point of D D D and ∥ ω ~ D − ω ∥ C k ( D ) < ϵ \|\widetilde{\omega}_{D}-\omega\|_{C^{k}(D)}<\epsilon ∥ ω D − ω ∥ C k ( D ) < ϵ .
Proof. Since H 2 ( X , Z ) H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X , Z ) is finitely generated, we may write H 2 ( X , Z ) = F ⊕ T H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z})=F\oplus T H 2 ( X , Z ) = F ⊕ T as in § 2.2 , with F ≅ Z b F\cong\mathbb{Z}^{b} F ≅ Z b . Let C 1 , … , C b C_{1},\ldots,C_{b} C 1 , … , C b be integral 2-cycles whose classes form a basis of F F F . By Prop. 1(a) and Lemma 3 (a), there are real closed ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -forms e 1 , … , e b e_{1},\ldots,e_{b} e 1 , … , e b on X X X with
∫ C l e j = δ j l , 1 ≤ j , l ≤ b . \int_{C_l}e_j=\delta_{jl},\qquad1\leq j,l\leq b. ∫ C l e j = δ j l , 1 ≤ j , l ≤ b .
We identify H 2 ( X , R ) H^{2}(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , R ) with R b \mathbb{R}^{b} R b via the period map [ β ] ↦ x = ( ∫ C 1 β , … , ∫ C b β ) [\beta]\mapsto x=\left(\int_{C_{1}}\beta,\ldots,\int_{C_{b}}\beta\right) [ β ] ↦ x = ( ∫ C 1 β , … , ∫ C b β ) of Corollary 1; under this identification H 2 ( X , Q ) = Q b H^{2}(X,\mathbb{Q})=\mathbb{Q}^{b} H 2 ( X , Q ) = Q b . Each S ∈ Σ S\in\Sigma S ∈ Σ can be written as S = ∑ j a j ( S ) [ C j ] + t S=\sum_{j}a_{j}(S)[C_{j}]+t S = ∑ j a j ( S ) [ C j ] + t with a j ( S ) ∈ Z a_{j}(S)\in\mathbb{Z} a j ( S ) ∈ Z and t ∈ T t\in T t ∈ T . Since periods vanish on torsion classes, ∫ S β = ∑ j a j ( S ) ∫ C j β \int_{S}\beta=\sum_{j}a_{j}(S)\int_{C_{j}}\beta ∫ S β = ∑ j a j ( S ) ∫ C j β , where a ( S ) = ( a 1 ( S ) , … , a b ( S ) ) ∈ Z b a(S)=(a_{1}(S),\ldots,a_{b}(S))\in\mathbb{Z}^{b} a ( S ) = ( a 1 ( S ) , … , a b ( S )) ∈ Z b .
Density of rational points. Let a 1 , … , a r ∈ Z b a^{1},\ldots,a^{r}\in\mathbb{Z}^{b} a 1 , … , a r ∈ Z b be a basis of the Q \mathbb{Q} Q -span of { a ( S ) : S ∈ Σ } \{a(S):S\in\Sigma\} { a ( S ) : S ∈ Σ } , and let A A A be the r × b r\times b r × b integer matrix with rows a 1 , … , a r a^{1},\ldots,a^{r} a 1 , … , a r . Then the classes vanishing on Σ \Sigma Σ form the subspace L = ker R A ⊂ R b L=\ker_{\mathbb{R}}A\subset\mathbb{R}^{b} L = ker R A ⊂ R b . The rank of A A A is the same over Q \mathbb{Q} Q and over R \mathbb{R} R , so ker Q A \ker_{\mathbb{Q}}A ker Q A has Q \mathbb{Q} Q -dimension b − rank A = dim R L b-\operatorname{rank}A=\dim_{\mathbb{R}}L b − rank A = dim R L , and a Q \mathbb{Q} Q -basis of ker Q A \ker_{\mathbb{Q}}A ker Q A is an R \mathbb{R} R -basis of L L L . Hence, L ∩ Q b L\cap\mathbb{Q}^{b} L ∩ Q b is dense in L L L .
Choice of the periods. Write λ j = ∫ C j ω \lambda_j=\int_{C_j}\omega λ j = ∫ C j ω , so that λ = ( λ 1 , … , λ b ) ∈ L \lambda=(\lambda_1,\ldots,\lambda_b)\in L λ = ( λ 1 , … , λ b ) ∈ L by hypothesis. Fix U U U , k k k , ϵ \epsilon ϵ , and D D D . Since ω \omega ω is positive definite and D D D is compact, there is c 0 > 0 c_0>0 c 0 > 0 such that every real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form α \alpha α with ∥ α − ω ∥ C 0 ( D ) < ϵ 0 \|\alpha-\omega\|_{C^{0}(D)}<\epsilon_0 ∥ α − ω ∥ C 0 ( D ) < ϵ 0 is positive definite at every point of D D D . Let M D = max { 1 , max j ∥ e j ∥ C k ( D ) } M_D=\max\{1,\max_{j}\|e_j\|_{C^{k}(D)}\} M D = max { 1 , max j ∥ e j ∥ C k ( D ) } , and choose δ ∈ ( 0 , min { ϵ , ϵ 0 } / ( b M D ) ] \delta\in(0,\min\{\epsilon,\epsilon_0\}/(bM_D)] δ ∈ ( 0 , min { ϵ , ϵ 0 } / ( b M D )] so small that every x ∈ R b x\in\mathbb{R}^{b} x ∈ R b with ∣ x j − λ j ∣ < δ |x_j-\lambda_j|<\delta ∣ x j − λ j ∣ < δ for all j j j lies in U U U . By density, there is q ∈ L ∩ Q b q\in L\cap\mathbb{Q}^{b} q ∈ L ∩ Q b with ∣ λ j − q j ∣ < δ |\lambda_j-q_j|<\delta ∣ λ j − q j ∣ < δ for all j j j . Choice of ω ~ D \widetilde{\omega}_D ω D . Define
ω ~ D = ω − ∑ j = 1 b ( λ j − q j ) e j . \widetilde{\omega}_D=\omega-\sum_{j=1}^{b}(\lambda_j-q_j)e_j. ω D = ω − j = 1 ∑ b ( λ j − q j ) e j .
This is a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form with ∫ C l ω ~ D = λ l − ( λ l − q l ) = q l \int_{C_l}\widetilde{\omega}_D=\lambda_l-(\lambda_l-q_l)=q_l ∫ C l ω D = λ l − ( λ l − q l ) = q l for every l l l . Thus, the class [ ω ~ D ] [\widetilde{\omega}_D] [ ω D ] corresponds to q ∈ L ∩ Q b q\in L\cap\mathbb{Q}^b q ∈ L ∩ Q b under the period map, so it is rational, lies in U \mathcal{U} U by the choice of δ \delta δ , and satisfies ∫ S ω ~ D = a ( S ) ⋅ q = 0 \int_S\widetilde{\omega}_D=a(S)\cdot q=0 ∫ S ω D = a ( S ) ⋅ q = 0 for all S ∈ Σ S\in\Sigma S ∈ Σ . This proves (a). Moreover
∥ ω ~ D − ω ∥ C k ( D ) ≤ ∑ j = 1 b ∣ λ j − q j ∣ ∥ e j ∥ C k ( D ) < b δ M D ≤ min { ϵ , ϵ 0 } . \left\|\widetilde{\omega}_D-\omega\right\|_{C^k(D)}
\leq\sum_{j=1}^{b}|\lambda_j-q_j|\left\|e_j\right\|_{C^k(D)}
<b\delta M_D\leq\min\{\epsilon,\epsilon_0\}. ∥ ω D − ω ∥ C k ( D ) ≤ j = 1 ∑ b ∣ λ j − q j ∣ ∥ e j ∥ C k ( D ) < b δ M D ≤ min { ϵ , ϵ 0 } .
Since ∥ ⋅ ∥ C 0 ( D ) ≤ ∥ ⋅ ∥ C k ( D ) \|\cdot\|_{C^0(D)}\leq\|\cdot\|_{C^k(D)} ∥ ⋅ ∥ C 0 ( D ) ≤ ∥ ⋅ ∥ C k ( D ) , the form ω ~ D \widetilde{\omega}_D ω D is positive definite on D D D , which proves (b).
Proof of Theorem 1
We first give the proof for finite topology, then extend it to the general case.
Case 1: H 2 ( X , Z ) H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X , Z ) is finitely generated.
Step 1: Rational approximation. Let n = dim C X n=\dim_{\mathbb{C}}X n = dim C X and fix a Hermitian metric on X X X ; all C k C^k C k -norms below are taken with respect to it. Shrinking U U U to a smaller neighbourhood of K K K does not change K = { h ≤ 0 } K=\{h\leq0\} K = { h ≤ 0 } , so we may assume that ω = d d c h \omega=dd^ch ω = d d c h on U U U .
Choose an open set U 1 U_1 U 1 with K ⊂ U 1 ⋐ U K\subset U_1\Subset U K ⊂ U 1 ⋐ U ; then m 1 : = min ∂ U 1 h > 0 m_1:=\min_{\partial U_1}h>0 m 1 := min ∂ U 1 h > 0 , since h > 0 h>0 h > 0 on U ∖ K U\setminus K U ∖ K . By Sard’s theorem we may choose regular values 0 < c < c ′ < m 1 0<c<c'<m_1 0 < c < c ′ < m 1 of h h h , and set
V = { x ∈ U 1 : h ( x ) < c } , V ′ = { x ∈ U 1 : h ( x ) < c ′ } . V=\{x\in U_1:h(x)<c\},\qquad V'=\{x\in U_1:h(x)<c'\}. V = { x ∈ U 1 : h ( x ) < c } , V ′ = { x ∈ U 1 : h ( x ) < c ′ } .
Then K ⊂ V ⋐ V ′ ⋐ U K\subset V\Subset V'\Subset U K ⊂ V ⋐ V ′ ⋐ U , ω = d d c h \omega=dd^ch ω = d d c h on V ′ V' V ′ , and V V V is a strictly pseudoconvex domain with smooth boundary { h = c } \{h=c\} { h = c } . Let Ψ \Psi Ψ be a smooth strictly plurisubharmonic exhaustion function on X X X ; choose R ∈ R R\in\mathbb{R} R ∈ R with V ′ ⊂ { Ψ < R } V'\subset\{\Psi<R\} V ′ ⊂ { Ψ < R } and set D = { Ψ ≤ R } D=\{\Psi\leq R\} D = { Ψ ≤ R } . Then D D D is compact, and
V ‾ ⊂ V ′ ‾ ⊂ int D ⊂ D . \overline{V}\subset\overline{V'}\subset\operatorname{int}D\subset D. V ⊂ V ′ ⊂ int D ⊂ D .
Let ϵ > 0 \epsilon>0 ϵ > 0 ; its value will be fixed in Step 4. It depends only on V V V , D D D , the constant of Lemma 4 (b) for V V V , and the cutoff function ρ \rho ρ of Step 3, none of which depend on ϵ \epsilon ϵ .
Let Σ ⊂ H 2 ( X , Z ) \Sigma\subset H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}) Σ ⊂ H 2 ( X , Z ) be the image of the map H 2 ( V ′ , Z ) → H 2 ( X , Z ) H_2(V',\mathbb{Z})\to H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( V ′ , Z ) → H 2 ( X , Z ) induced by inclusion. Since ω = d d c h \omega=dd^ch ω = d d c h is exact on V ′ V' V ′ , we have ∫ S ω = 0 \int_S\omega=0 ∫ S ω = 0 for all S ∈ Σ S\in\Sigma S ∈ Σ . Applying Lemma 6 with this Σ \Sigma Σ , with k = n + 2 k=n+2 k = n + 2 , with ϵ \epsilon ϵ , and with the compact set D D D , we obtain a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form ω ~ D \widetilde{\omega}_D ω D on X X X such that
ω ~ D > 0 at every point of D , ∥ ω ~ D − ω ∥ C n + 2 ( D ) < ϵ , \widetilde{\omega}_D>0\quad\text{at every point of }D,\qquad
\left\|\widetilde{\omega}_D-\omega\right\|_{C^{n+2}(D)}<\epsilon, ω D > 0 at every point of D , ∥ ω D − ω ∥ C n + 2 ( D ) < ϵ ,
and whose class [ ω ~ D ] ∈ H 2 ( X , Q ) [\widetilde{\omega}_D]\in H^2(X,\mathbb{Q}) [ ω D ] ∈ H 2 ( X , Q ) is rational and satisfies
∫ S ω ~ D = 0 for all S ∈ Σ . \int_S\widetilde{\omega}_D=0\quad\text{for all }S\in\Sigma. ∫ S ω D = 0 for all S ∈ Σ.
Put Θ = ω ~ D − ω \Theta=\widetilde{\omega}_D-\omega Θ = ω D − ω . Then for every integral 2 2 2 -cycle S ′ S' S ′ in V ′ V' V ′ , its class in H 2 ( X , Z ) H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X , Z ) lies in Σ \Sigma Σ , so
∫ S ′ Θ = ∫ S ′ ω ~ D − ∫ S ′ ω = 0. \int_{S'}\Theta=\int_{S'}\widetilde{\omega}_D-\int_{S'}\omega=0. ∫ S ′ Θ = ∫ S ′ ω D − ∫ S ′ ω = 0.
By Prop. 1(a), applied to V ′ V' V ′ , the form Θ \Theta Θ is d d d -exact on V ′ V' V ′ , which is a neighbourhood of V ‾ \overline{V} V . Finally, since V ⊂ D V\subset D V ⊂ D ,
∥ Θ ∥ C n + 2 ( V ) ≤ ∥ Θ ∥ C n + 2 ( D ) < ϵ . \|\Theta\|_{C^{n+2}(V)}\leq\|\Theta\|_{C^{n+2}(D)}<\epsilon. ∥Θ ∥ C n + 2 ( V ) ≤ ∥Θ ∥ C n + 2 ( D ) < ϵ .
Step 2: Solving the d d c dd^{c} d d c -equation. By Step 1, Θ = ω ~ D − ω \Theta=\widetilde{\omega}_{D}-\omega Θ = ω D − ω is a smooth real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form on X X X which is d d d -exact on a neighbourhood of V ‾ \overline{V} V , and ∥ Θ ∥ C n + 2 ( V ) < ϵ \lVert\Theta\rVert_{C^{n+2}(V)}<\epsilon ∥ Θ ∥ C n + 2 ( V ) < ϵ . By Lemma 4(b), applied to the strictly pseudoconvex domain V V V , there exists u ∈ C ∞ ( V ‾ ) u\in C^{\infty}(\overline{V}) u ∈ C ∞ ( V ) with d d c u = Θ dd^{c}u=\Theta d d c u = Θ on V V V and
∥ u ∥ C 2 ( V ) ≤ C ∥ Θ ∥ C n + 2 ( V ) < C ϵ . \lVert u\rVert_{C^{2}(V)}\leq C\lVert\Theta\rVert_{C^{n+2}(V)}<C\epsilon. ∥ u ∥ C 2 ( V ) ≤ C ∥ Θ ∥ C n + 2 ( V ) < C ϵ .
where C C C depends only on V V V and the metric.
Step 3: Gluing. Fix an open neighbourhood W W W of K K K with W ‾ ⊂ V \overline{W}\subset V W ⊂ V , and a smooth function ρ : X → [ 0 , 1 ] \rho:X\to[0,1] ρ : X → [ 0 , 1 ] with ρ ≡ 1 \rho\equiv1 ρ ≡ 1 on W W W and supp ρ ⋐ V \operatorname{supp}\rho\Subset V supp ρ ⋐ V . The function ρ u \rho u ρ u , extended by zero, is smooth on X X X . Define
ω ~ = ω ~ D − d d c ( ρ u ) . \widetilde{\omega}=\widetilde{\omega}_{D}-dd^{c}(\rho u). ω = ω D − d d c ( ρ u ) .
This is a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form on X X X with [ ω ~ ] = [ ω ~ D ] [\widetilde{\omega}]=[\widetilde{\omega}_{D}] [ ω ] = [ ω D ] . Applying (5) to d d c ( ρ u ) dd^{c}(\rho u) d d c ( ρ u ) and using d d c u = ω ~ D − ω dd^{c}u=\widetilde{\omega}_{D}-\omega d d c u = ω D − ω on V V V , we obtain on V V V
ω ~ = ( 1 − ρ ) ω ~ D + ρ ω − E , where E = u d d c ρ + d ρ ∧ d c u + d u ∧ d c ρ . \widetilde{\omega}=(1-\rho)\widetilde{\omega}_{D}+\rho\omega-E,\qquad\text{where }E=u\,dd^{c}\rho+d\rho\wedge d^{c}u+du\wedge d^{c}\rho. ω = ( 1 − ρ ) ω D + ρ ω − E , where E = u d d c ρ + d ρ ∧ d c u + d u ∧ d c ρ .
Outside supp ρ \operatorname{supp}\rho supp ρ we have ω ~ = ω ~ D \widetilde{\omega}=\widetilde{\omega}_{D} ω = ω D , and on W W W we have E = 0 E=0 E = 0 and ω ~ = ω \widetilde{\omega}=\omega ω = ω . Moreover, there is a constant C ρ C_{\rho} C ρ , depending only on ∥ ρ ∥ C 2 \lVert\rho\rVert_{C^{2}} ∥ ρ ∥ C 2 and the metric, such that
∥ E ∥ C 0 ( V ) ≤ C ρ ∥ u ∥ C 2 ( V ) < C ρ C ϵ . \lVert E\rVert_{C^{0}(V)}\leq C_{\rho}\lVert u\rVert_{C^{2}(V)}<C_{\rho}C\epsilon. ∥ E ∥ C 0 ( V ) ≤ C ρ ∥ u ∥ C 2 ( V ) < C ρ C ϵ .
Step 4: Global positivity and integrality. Let g g g be the fundamental form of the fixed Hermitian metric, and write α ≥ β \alpha\geq\beta α ≥ β if α − β \alpha-\beta α − β is positive semidefinite. There is a constant c 0 > 0 c_{0}>0 c 0 > 0 such that α ≥ − c 0 ∥ α ∥ C 0 ( Q ) g \alpha\geq-c_{0}\lVert\alpha\rVert_{C^{0}(Q)}g α ≥ − c 0 ∥ α ∥ C 0 ( Q ) g on Q Q Q for every real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form α \alpha α and every set Q Q Q .
Since ω \omega ω is positive definite and D D D is compact, there is m > 0 m>0 m > 0 with ω ≥ 2 m g \omega\geq2mg ω ≥ 2 m g on D D D . We now fix ϵ > 0 \epsilon>0 ϵ > 0 so small that
c 0 ϵ ≤ m and c 0 C ρ C ϵ < m . c_{0}\epsilon\leq m\qquad\text{and}\qquad c_{0}C_{\rho}C\epsilon<m. c 0 ϵ ≤ m and c 0 C ρ C ϵ < m .
This choice depends only on D D D , V V V (through C C C ) and ρ \rho ρ (through C ρ C_{\rho} C ρ ).
Positivity on D D D . Since ∥ ω ~ D − ω ∥ C 0 ( D ) < ϵ \lVert\widetilde{\omega}_{D}-\omega\rVert_{C^{0}(D)}<\epsilon ∥ ω D − ω ∥ C 0 ( D ) < ϵ , we have ω ~ D ≥ ω − c 0 ϵ g ≥ m g \widetilde{\omega}_{D}\geq\omega-c_{0}\epsilon g\geq mg ω D ≥ ω − c 0 ϵ g ≥ m g on D D D . On V V V , the form ( 1 − ρ ) ω ~ D + ρ ω (1-\rho)\widetilde{\omega}_{D}+\rho\omega ( 1 − ρ ) ω D + ρ ω is a convex combination of forms ≥ m g \geq mg ≥ m g , hence
ω ~ ≥ m g − c 0 ∥ E ∥ C 0 ( V ) g > ( m − c 0 C ρ C ϵ ) g ≥ 0. \widetilde{\omega}\geq mg-c_{0}\lVert E\rVert_{C^{0}(V)}g>(m-c_{0}C_{\rho}C\epsilon)g\geq0. ω ≥ m g − c 0 ∥ E ∥ C 0 ( V ) g > ( m − c 0 C ρ C ϵ ) g ≥ 0.
On D ∖ supp ρ D\setminus\operatorname{supp}\rho D ∖ supp ρ we have ω ~ = ω ~ D ≥ m g \widetilde{\omega}=\widetilde{\omega}_{D}\geq mg ω = ω D ≥ m g . It follows that ω ~ \widetilde{\omega} ω is positive definite on D = { Ψ ≤ R } D=\{\Psi\leq R\} D = { Ψ ≤ R } .
Global positivity. The set D = { Ψ ≤ R } D=\{\Psi\leq R\} D = { Ψ ≤ R } is compact and O ( X ) O(X) O ( X ) -convex, because it is convex with respect to the plurisubharmonic function Ψ \Psi Ψ , and on a Stein manifold the plurisubharmonic and holomorphic hulls of a compact set coincide [11 Sec. 5.1] . Since ω ~ \widetilde{\omega} ω is positive definite on D D D , Lemma 3(b) gives a Kähler form Ω \Omega Ω on X X X with [ Ω ] = [ ω ~ ] = [ ω ~ D ] [\Omega]=[\widetilde{\omega}]=[\widetilde{\omega}_{D}] [ Ω ] = [ ω ] = [ ω D ] and Ω = ω ~ \Omega=\widetilde{\omega} Ω = ω on D D D . Since W ⊂ V ⊂ D W\subset V\subset D W ⊂ V ⊂ D , we have Ω = ω ~ = ω = d d c h \Omega=\widetilde{\omega}=\omega=dd^{c}h Ω = ω = ω = d d c h on W W W .
Integrality. Since [ Ω ] = [ ω ~ D ] [\Omega]=[\widetilde{\omega}_{D}] [ Ω ] = [ ω D ] is rational and H 2 ( X , Z ) H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X , Z ) is finitely generated, by Corollary 1 there is an integer N ≥ 1 N\geq1 N ≥ 1 such that N [ Ω ] N[\Omega] N [ Ω ] lies in the Hodge lattice H X \mathcal{H}_{X} H X . Thus Ω H : = N Ω \Omega_{H}:=N\Omega Ω H := N Ω is a Hodge form on X X X , and on the neighbourhood W W W of K K K ,
Ω H = N d d c h = d d c ( N h ) . \Omega_{H}=Ndd^{c}h=dd^{c}(Nh). Ω H = N d d c h = d d c ( N h ) .
By [2 ] , K K K is meromorphically convex in X X X .
Case 2: the general case
We now only assume (1): H 2 ( X , Z ) = F ⊕ T H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z})=F\oplus T H 2 ( X , Z ) = F ⊕ T with F F F free, possibly of infinite rank, and T T T torsion. We use the notation of Sec. 2.2; in particular pr : H 2 ( X , Z ) → F \operatorname{pr}:H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z})\to F pr : H 2 ( X , Z ) → F is the projection with kernel T T T .
Step 1: Setup. Let n n n , the Hermitian metric, V ⋐ V ′ ⋐ U V \Subset V' \Subset U V ⋐ V ′ ⋐ U , Ψ \Psi Ψ , R R R , D = { Ψ ≤ R } D = \{\Psi\le R\} D = { Ψ ≤ R } be as in Step 1 of Case 1, and let W W W and ρ \rho ρ be as in Step 3 of Case 1. Let ϵ > 0 \epsilon> 0 ϵ > 0 be the constant fixed in Step 4 of Case 1; it depends only on V V V , D D D , the constant of Lemma 4 (b) for V V V , and ρ \rho ρ .
Choose a regular value R 1 > R R_1 > R R 1 > R of Ψ \Psi Ψ and set X 1 = { Ψ < R 1 } X_1 = \{\Psi< R_1\} X 1 = { Ψ < R 1 } . Then X 1 X_1 X 1 is Stein, X ‾ 1 \overline{X}_1 X 1 is a compact manifold with boundary, and so H 2 ( X 1 , Z ) H_2(X_1,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X 1 , Z ) is finitely generated. Let
Φ 1 : H 2 ( X 1 , Z ) ⟶ H 2 ( X , Z ) , K 1 = ker Φ 1 . \Phi_1:H_2(X_1,\mathbb{Z})\longrightarrow H_2(X,\mathbb{Z}),\qquad K_1=\ker\Phi_1. Φ 1 : H 2 ( X 1 , Z ) ⟶ H 2 ( X , Z ) , K 1 = ker Φ 1 .
where Φ 1 \Phi_1 Φ 1 is induced by inclusion.
Step 2: Rational approximation on X 1 X_1 X 1 . Let Σ ⊂ H 2 ( X 1 , Z ) \Sigma\subset H_2(X_1,\mathbb{Z}) Σ ⊂ H 2 ( X 1 , Z ) be the union of K 1 K_1 K 1 and the image of H 2 ( V ′ , Z ) → H 2 ( X 1 , Z ) H_2(V',\mathbb{Z}) \to H_2(X_1,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( V ′ , Z ) → H 2 ( X 1 , Z ) . The Kähler form ω ∣ X 1 \omega|_{X_1} ω ∣ X 1 has zero periods on Σ \Sigma Σ : on the image of H 2 ( V ′ , Z ) H_2(V',\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( V ′ , Z ) because ω = d d c h \omega= dd^c h ω = d d c h is exact on V ′ V' V ′ , and on K 1 K_1 K 1 because ∫ S ω = ⟨ [ ω ] , Φ 1 ( S ) ⟩ = 0 \int_S\omega= \langle[\omega],\Phi_1(S)\rangle= 0 ∫ S ω = ⟨[ ω ] , Φ 1 ( S )⟩ = 0 for S ∈ K 1 S \in K_1 S ∈ K 1 .
Apply Lemma 6 to the Stein manifold X 1 X_1 X 1 , the Kähler form ω ∣ X 1 \omega|_{X_1} ω ∣ X 1 , this Σ \Sigma Σ , k = n + 2 k=n+2 k = n + 2 , ϵ \epsilon ϵ , and the compact set D ⊂ X 1 D \subset X_1 D ⊂ X 1 . We obtain a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form ω ~ D \widetilde{\omega}_D ω D on X 1 X_1 X 1 , positive definite on D D D , with ∥ ω ~ D − ω ∥ C n + 2 ( D ) < ϵ \|\widetilde{\omega}_D-\omega\|_{C^{n+2}(D)} < \epsilon ∥ ω D − ω ∥ C n + 2 ( D ) < ϵ , whose class [ η ] : = [ ω ~ D ] ∈ H 2 ( X 1 , Q ) [\eta]:=[\widetilde{\omega}_D] \in H^2(X_1,\mathbb{Q}) [ η ] := [ ω D ] ∈ H 2 ( X 1 , Q ) is rational and has zero periods on Σ \Sigma Σ .
Steps 1–3 of Case 1 and Positivity on D D D of Step 4 now apply verbatim, with X X X replaced by X 1 X_1 X 1 : they only use that ω ~ D \widetilde{\omega}_D ω D is a closed real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form on a neighbourhood of D D D with these properties, whose class vanishes on the image of H 2 ( V ′ , Z ) H_2(V',\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( V ′ , Z ) . We obtain, as in Step 3 of Case 1, a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form ω ~ \widetilde{\omega} ω on X 1 X_1 X 1 such that
[ ω ~ ] = [ η ] ∈ H 2 ( X 1 , R ) , ω ~ > 0 on D , ω ~ = ω on W . [\widetilde{\omega}]=[\eta]\in H^2(X_1,\mathbb{R}),\qquad\widetilde{\omega}>0\text{ on }D,\qquad\widetilde{\omega}=\omega\text{ on }W. [ ω ] = [ η ] ∈ H 2 ( X 1 , R ) , ω > 0 on D , ω = ω on W .
Step 3: Extending the class to X X X . Let I 1 = pr ( Φ 1 ( H 2 ( X 1 , Z ) ) ) ⊂ F I_1=\operatorname{pr}(\Phi_1(H_2(X_1,\mathbb{Z})))\subset\mathcal{F} I 1 = pr ( Φ 1 ( H 2 ( X 1 , Z ))) ⊂ F , a finitely generated subgroup, and let S 1 S_1 S 1 be its saturation in F \mathcal{F} F . By Lemma 1, S 1 S_1 S 1 is a finitely generated direct summand of F \mathcal{F} F ; write F = S 1 ⊕ B \mathcal{F}=S_1\oplus B F = S 1 ⊕ B .
The prescribed periods. Define ϕ : Φ 1 ( H 2 ( X 1 , Z ) ) → Q \phi:\Phi_1(H_2(X_1,\mathbb{Z}))\to\mathbb{Q} ϕ : Φ 1 ( H 2 ( X 1 , Z )) → Q by ϕ ( Φ 1 ( z ) ) = ⟨ [ η ] , z ⟩ \phi(\Phi_1(z))=\langle[\eta],z\rangle ϕ ( Φ 1 ( z )) = ⟨[ η ] , z ⟩ . This is well-defined because [ η ] [\eta] [ η ] vanishes on K 1 K_1 K 1 , and it is Q \mathbb{Q} Q -valued because [ η ] [\eta] [ η ] is rational. If Φ 1 ( z ) ∈ T \Phi_1(z)\in T Φ 1 ( z ) ∈ T , then n Φ 1 ( z ) = 0 n\Phi_1(z)=0 n Φ 1 ( z ) = 0 for some n ≥ 1 n\ge1 n ≥ 1 , so n z ∈ K 1 nz\in K_1 n z ∈ K 1 and ⟨ [ η ] , z ⟩ = 0 \langle[\eta],z\rangle=0 ⟨[ η ] , z ⟩ = 0 . Hence, ϕ \phi ϕ vanishes on Φ 1 ( H 2 ( X 1 , Z ) ) ∩ T \Phi_1(H_2(X_1,\mathbb{Z}))\cap T Φ 1 ( H 2 ( X 1 , Z )) ∩ T , and so ϕ = ϕ ‾ ∘ pr \phi=\overline{\phi}\circ\operatorname{pr} ϕ = ϕ ∘ pr for a homomorphism ϕ ‾ : I 1 → Q \overline{\phi}:I_1\to\mathbb{Q} ϕ : I 1 → Q . Since S 1 / I 1 S_1/I_1 S 1 / I 1 is torsion and Q \mathbb{Q} Q is uniquely divisible, ϕ ‾ \overline{\phi} ϕ extends uniquely to a homomorphism ψ : S 1 → Q \psi:S_1\to\mathbb{Q} ψ : S 1 → Q , namely ψ ( x ) = ϕ ‾ ( n x ) / n \psi(x)=\overline{\phi}(nx)/n ψ ( x ) = ϕ ( n x ) / n whenever n x ∈ I 1 nx\in I_1 n x ∈ I 1 . Let C 1 , … , C m C_1,\ldots,C_m C 1 , … , C m be a basis of S 1 S_1 S 1 , and let N ≥ 1 N\ge1 N ≥ 1 be a common denominator of ψ ( C 1 ) , … , ψ ( C m ) \psi(C_1),\ldots,\psi(C_m) ψ ( C 1 ) , … , ψ ( C m ) ; then N ψ ( S 1 ) ⊂ Z N\psi(S_1)\subset\mathbb{Z} N ψ ( S 1 ) ⊂ Z .
Let c ψ ∈ H 2 ( X , R ) c_\psi\in H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) c ψ ∈ H 2 ( X , R ) be the class given by Lemma 2, with S = S 1 S=S_1 S = S 1 . It has the following two properties.
(i) c ψ ∣ X 1 = [ η ] c_\psi|_{X_1}=[\eta] c ψ ∣ X 1 = [ η ] . For z ∈ H 2 ( X 1 , Z ) z\in H_2(X_1,\mathbb{Z}) z ∈ H 2 ( X 1 , Z ) we have pr ( Φ 1 ( z ) ) ∈ I 1 ⊂ S 1 \operatorname{pr}(\Phi_1(z))\in I_1\subset S_1 pr ( Φ 1 ( z )) ∈ I 1 ⊂ S 1 , so
⟨ c ψ ∣ X 1 , z ⟩ = χ ψ ( Φ 1 ( z ) ) = ψ ( pr ( Φ 1 ( z ) ) ) = ϕ ‾ ( pr ( Φ 1 ( z ) ) ) = ϕ ( Φ 1 ( z ) ) = ⟨ [ η ] , z ⟩ . \langle c_\psi|_{X_1},z\rangle=\chi_\psi(\Phi_1(z))=\psi(\operatorname{pr}(\Phi_1(z)))=\overline{\phi}(\operatorname{pr}(\Phi_1(z)))=\phi(\Phi_1(z))=\langle[\eta],z\rangle. ⟨ c ψ ∣ X 1 , z ⟩ = χ ψ ( Φ 1 ( z )) = ψ ( pr ( Φ 1 ( z ))) = ϕ ( pr ( Φ 1 ( z ))) = ϕ ( Φ 1 ( z )) = ⟨[ η ] , z ⟩ .
By Prop. 1(a) on X 1 X_1 X 1 , the two classes coincide in H 2 ( X 1 , R ) H^2(X_1,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X 1 , R ) .
(ii) N c ψ ∈ H X Nc_\psi\in\mathcal{H}_X N c ψ ∈ H X . This is the last assertion of Lemma 2.
Step 4: Gluing and global positivity. By Lemma 3 (a), we may represent c ψ c_\psi c ψ by a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form Ω ψ \Omega_\psi Ω ψ on X X X . By (i), [ Ω ψ ] [\Omega_\psi] [ Ω ψ ] and [ ω ~ ] [\widetilde{\omega}] [ ω ] coincide in H 2 ( X 1 , R ) H^2(X_1,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X 1 , R ) , so ω ~ − Ω ψ \widetilde{\omega}-\Omega_\psi ω − Ω ψ is exact on the Stein manifold X 1 X_1 X 1 . By Lemma 4 (a), there is a real function f ∈ C ∞ ( X 1 ) f\in C^\infty(X_1) f ∈ C ∞ ( X 1 ) with ω ~ = Ω ψ + d d c f \widetilde{\omega}=\Omega_\psi+dd^c f ω = Ω ψ + d d c f on X 1 X_1 X 1 . Choose a smooth function ρ ~ : X → [ 0 , 1 ] \widetilde{\rho}:X\to[0,1] ρ : X → [ 0 , 1 ] with ρ ~ = 1 \widetilde{\rho}=1 ρ = 1 on a neighbourhood of D D D and supp ρ ~ ⊂ X 1 \operatorname{supp}\widetilde{\rho}\subset X_1 supp ρ ⊂ X 1 , and put
ω ^ = Ω ψ + d d c ( ρ ~ f ) . \widehat{\omega}=\Omega_\psi+dd^c(\widetilde{\rho}f). ω = Ω ψ + d d c ( ρ f ) .
This is a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form on X X X with [ ω ^ ] = c ψ [\widehat{\omega}]=c_\psi [ ω ] = c ψ , and ω ^ = ω ~ \widehat{\omega}=\widetilde{\omega} ω = ω on D D D . In particular ω ^ \widehat{\omega} ω is positive definite on D D D , and ω ^ = ω \widehat{\omega}=\omega ω = ω on W W W .
The set D = { Ψ ≤ R } D=\{\Psi\le R\} D = { Ψ ≤ R } is compact and O ( X ) \mathcal{O}(X) O ( X ) -convex (see Step 4 of Case 1), and ω ^ \hat{\omega} ω ^ is positive definite on D D D . By Lemma 3 (b) there is a Kähler form Ω \Omega Ω on X X X with [ Ω ] = [ ω ^ ] = c ψ [\Omega]=[\hat{\omega}]=c_{\psi} [ Ω ] = [ ω ^ ] = c ψ and Ω = ω ^ \Omega=\hat{\omega} Ω = ω ^ on D D D . Since W ⊂ V ⊂ D W\subset V\subset D W ⊂ V ⊂ D and ω ^ = ω = d d c h \hat{\omega}=\omega=dd^{c}h ω ^ = ω = d d c h on W W W , we have Ω = d d c h \Omega=dd^{c}h Ω = d d c h on W W W .
By (ii), Ω H : = N Ω \Omega_{H}:=N\Omega Ω H := N Ω is a Hodge form on X X X , and on the neighbourhood W W W of K K K ,
Ω H = N d d c h = d d c ( N h ) . \Omega_{H}=N\,dd^{c}h=dd^{c}(Nh). Ω H = N d d c h = d d c ( N h ) .
By [2 ] , K K K is meromorphically convex in X X X . This completes the proof of Theorem 1.
Trivial extension
In this subsection we prove a proposition showing that if the topology of X X X near the hull of K K K is trivial in a suitable sense, then no assumption on H 2 ( X , Z ) H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( X , Z ) is needed, and a Kähler extension of d d c h dd^{c}h d d c h can even be taken exact. Recall that the holomorphically convex hull of K K K is K ^ O ( X ) = { x ∈ X : ∣ f ( x ) ∣ ≤ max K ∣ f ∣ for all f ∈ O ( X ) } \widehat{K}_{\mathcal{O}(X)}=\{x\in X:|f(x)|\le\max_{K}|f|\text{ for all }f\in\mathcal{O}(X)\} K O ( X ) = { x ∈ X : ∣ f ( x ) ∣ ≤ max K ∣ f ∣ for all f ∈ O ( X )} .
Proposition 2. Let X X X be a Stein manifold, and let U U U , h h h and K = { h ≤ 0 } K=\{h\le0\} K = { h ≤ 0 } be as in Theorem 1, but without assuming (1). Suppose that d d c h dd^{c}h d d c h extends to a Kähler form ω \omega ω on X X X , and that K ^ O ( X ) \widehat{K}_{\mathcal{O}(X)} K O ( X ) has a neighbourhood W W W such that the image of H 2 ( W , Z ) → H 2 ( X , Z ) H_{2}(W,\mathbb{Z})\to H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( W , Z ) → H 2 ( X , Z ) consists of torsion classes. Then there is a smooth strictly plurisubharmonic function φ \varphi φ on X X X with d d c φ = d d c h dd^{c}\varphi=dd^{c}h d d c φ = d d c h on a neighbourhood of K K K . In particular, by [2 ] , K K K is convex with respect to principal hypersurfaces.
Proof. By [11 Theorem 5.1.6] there is a smooth strictly plurisubharmonic exhaustion function Ψ \Psi Ψ on X X X with Ψ < 0 \Psi<0 Ψ < 0 on K ^ O ( X ) \widehat{K}_{\mathcal{O}(X)} K O ( X ) and Ψ > 0 \Psi>0 Ψ > 0 on X ∖ W X\setminus W X ∖ W . Fix R 0 R_{0} R 0 and R 0 ′ R'_{0} R 0 ′ with max K ^ O ( X ) Ψ < R 0 < R 0 ′ < 0 \max_{\widehat{K}_{\mathcal{O}(X)}}\Psi<R_{0}<R'_{0}<0 max K O ( X ) Ψ < R 0 < R 0 ′ < 0 , and put
X 0 = { Ψ ≤ R 0 } , U 0 = { Ψ < R 0 ′ } . X_{0}=\{\Psi\le R_{0}\},\qquad U_{0}=\{\Psi<R'_{0}\}. X 0 = { Ψ ≤ R 0 } , U 0 = { Ψ < R 0 ′ } .
Then X 0 X_{0} X 0 is compact, K ⊂ K ^ O ( X ) ⊂ int X 0 K\subset\widehat{K}_{\mathcal{O}(X)}\subset\operatorname{int}X_{0} K ⊂ K O ( X ) ⊂ int X 0 , and U 0 ⊂ W U_{0}\subset W U 0 ⊂ W is Stein. The map H 2 ( U 0 , Z ) → H 2 ( X , Z ) H_{2}(U_{0},\mathbb{Z})\to H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( U 0 , Z ) → H 2 ( X , Z ) factors through H 2 ( W , Z ) H_{2}(W,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( W , Z ) , so its image consists of torsion classes, on which all periods vanish.
Hence, the homomorphism ⟨ [ ω ] , ⋅ ⟩ : H 2 ( X , Z ) → R \langle[\omega],\mathord{\cdot}\rangle:H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z})\to\mathbb{R} ⟨[ ω ] , ⋅ ⟩ : H 2 ( X , Z ) → R vanishes on the image of H 2 ( U 0 , Z ) H_{2}(U_{0},\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( U 0 , Z ) . By Lemma 5 , applied to U 0 U_{0} U 0 and the compact set X 0 X_{0} X 0 , there is a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form β \beta β on X X X with periods ⟨ [ ω ] , ⋅ ⟩ \langle[\omega],\mathord{\cdot}\rangle ⟨[ ω ] , ⋅ ⟩ which vanishes on a neighbourhood of X 0 X_{0} X 0 . Put ω ^ = ω − β \hat{\omega}=\omega-\beta ω ^ = ω − β . All periods of ω ^ \hat{\omega} ω ^ vanish, so ω ^ \hat{\omega} ω ^ is exact by Prop. 1(a), and ω ^ = ω > 0 \hat{\omega}=\omega>0 ω ^ = ω > 0 on X 0 X_{0} X 0 .
The set X 0 X_{0} X 0 is compact and O ( X ) \mathcal{O}(X) O ( X ) -convex, being a sublevel set of the strictly plurisubharmonic exhaustion function Ψ \Psi Ψ (see Step 4 of Case 1). By Lemma 3 (b) there is a Kähler form Ω \Omega Ω on X X X with [ Ω ] = [ ω ^ ] = 0 [\Omega]=[\hat{\omega}]=0 [ Ω ] = [ ω ^ ] = 0 and Ω = ω ^ = ω \Omega=\hat{\omega}=\omega Ω = ω ^ = ω on X 0 X_{0} X 0 . Thus Ω \Omega Ω is exact, and Ω = d d c h \Omega=dd^{c}h Ω = d d c h on a neighbourhood of K ⊂ int X 0 K\subset\operatorname{int}X_{0} K ⊂ int X 0 . By Lemma 4 (a) there is φ ∈ C ∞ ( X ) \varphi\in C^{\infty}(X) φ ∈ C ∞ ( X ) with d d c φ = Ω dd^{c}\varphi=\Omega d d c φ = Ω , and φ \varphi φ is strictly plurisubharmonic because Ω \Omega Ω is a Kähler form. □
Proof of Theorem 2
We first outline the idea; t = log ∣ w ∣ t=\log|w| t = log ∣ w ∣ denotes the height in the fibre of X = Y × C ∗ X=Y\times\mathbb{C}^{*} X = Y × C ∗ . The torus Λ \Lambda Λ lies over a figure-eight Γ ⊂ Y \Gamma\subset Y Γ ⊂ Y with double point at 0 ∈ R 5 0\in\mathbb{R}^{5} 0 ∈ R 5 . Over one loop of Γ \Gamma Γ the height rises by 1 1 1 , and over the other loop it returns, so Λ \Lambda Λ meets the fibre over 0 0 0 in two circles C 0 , C 1 C_{0},C_{1} C 0 , C 1 at heights 0 0 0 and 1 1 1 . They cobound the holomorphic annulus A = { 0 } × { 1 ≤ ∣ w ∣ ≤ e } A=\{0\}\times\{1\le|w|\le e\} A = { 0 } × { 1 ≤ ∣ w ∣ ≤ e } and an annulus B ⊂ A B\subset A B ⊂ A . A Kähler form Ω \Omega Ω for which Λ \Lambda Λ is isotropic integrates to zero over B B B and to a positive number over A A A , so it has a positive period on the cycle A − B A-B A − B ; this is what rules out Hodge extensions, and, with positivity of intersections, the meromorphic convexity of Λ \Lambda Λ . The difficulty is to find h h h vanishing to second order exactly on Λ \Lambda Λ with d d c h dd^{c}h d d c h equal to a global Kähler form. The natural potential degenerates along C 0 ∪ C 1 C_{0}\cup C_{1} C 0 ∪ C 1 . Since Γ \Gamma Γ is straight near the double point, this degeneracy is explicit, and we remove it by adding small multiples of explicit plurisubharmonic functions, cut off away from C 0 ∪ C 1 C_{0}\cup C_{1} C 0 ∪ C 1 (Lemma 13 ).
The manifold
Lemma 7. There exist an open set U M ⊂ R 5 U_M \subset\mathbb{R}^{5} U M ⊂ R 5 and a Stein domain Y ⊂ C 5 Y \subset\mathbb{C}^{5} Y ⊂ C 5 with Y ∩ R 5 = U M Y \cap\mathbb{R}^{5} = U_M Y ∩ R 5 = U M such that U M U_M U M is a deformation retract of Y Y Y and
H 1 ( Y , Z ) ≅ Q , H 2 ( Y , Z ) = 0. H_{1}(Y,\mathbb{Z}) \cong\mathbb{Q}, \qquad H_{2}(Y,\mathbb{Z}) = 0. H 1 ( Y , Z ) ≅ Q , H 2 ( Y , Z ) = 0.
Proof. Recall that the mapping cylinder of a continuous map f : A → B f\colon A \to B f : A → B is the space
M f = ( ( A × [ 0 , 1 ] ) ⊔ B ) / ( ( a , 1 ) ∼ f ( a ) ) , M_f = ((A \times[0,1]) \sqcup B)/((a,1) \sim f(a)), M f = (( A × [ 0 , 1 ]) ⊔ B ) / (( a , 1 ) ∼ f ( a )) ,
obtained by attaching the end A × { 1 } A \times\{1\} A × { 1 } of the cylinder A × [ 0 , 1 ] A \times[0,1] A × [ 0 , 1 ] to B B B via f f f . It contains A ≅ A × { 0 } A \cong A \times\{0\} A ≅ A × { 0 } and B B B , and it deformation retracts onto B B B by sliding each segment { a } × [ 0 , 1 ] \{a\} \times[0,1] { a } × [ 0 , 1 ] to its endpoint f ( a ) f(a) f ( a ) .
Given a sequence of maps A 1 → f 1 A 2 → f 2 ⋯ A_1 \xrightarrow{f_1} A_2 \xrightarrow{f_2} \cdots A 1 f 1 A 2 f 2 ⋯ , its mapping telescope is the union of the mapping cylinders M f k M_{f_k} M f k , where the target end A k + 1 A_{k+1} A k + 1 of M f k M_{f_k} M f k is identified with the source end A k + 1 × { 0 } A_{k+1} \times\{0\} A k + 1 × { 0 } of M f k + 1 M_{f_{k+1}} M f k + 1 ; see [10 Ch. 0 and Sec. 3.F] .
Let S 1 , S 2 , … S_1,S_2,\ldots S 1 , S 2 , … be copies of the circle, let f k : S k → S k + 1 f_k\colon S_k \to S_{k+1} f k : S k → S k + 1 be the map z ↦ z k + 1 z \mapsto z^{k+1} z ↦ z k + 1 , and let M k M_k M k be its mapping cylinder. Let M M M be the mapping telescope of the sequence
S 1 → f 1 S 2 → f 2 S 3 → f 3 ⋯ . S_1 \xrightarrow{f_1} S_2 \xrightarrow{f_2} S_3 \xrightarrow{f_3} \cdots. S 1 f 1 S 2 f 2 S 3 f 3 ⋯ .
This is obtained as the union of the M k M_k M k glued along M k ∩ M k + 1 = S k + 1 M_k \cap M_{k+1} = S_{k+1} M k ∩ M k + 1 = S k + 1 , i.e., by gluing the target S 1 S^1 S 1 of f k f_k f k with the source S 1 S^1 S 1 of f k + 1 f_{k+1} f k + 1 .
Homology of M M M . Put T 0 = S 1 T_0 = S_1 T 0 = S 1 and T k = M 1 ∪ ⋯ ∪ M k T_k = M_1 \cup\cdots\cup M_k T k = M 1 ∪ ⋯ ∪ M k for k ≥ 1 k \ge1 k ≥ 1 . Since each mapping cylinder retracts onto its target, the compact set T k T_k T k deformation retracts onto S k + 1 S_{k+1} S k + 1 . So H 1 ( T k , Z ) ≅ Z H_1(T_k,\mathbb{Z}) \cong\mathbb{Z} H 1 ( T k , Z ) ≅ Z , generated by [ S k + 1 ] [S_{k+1}] [ S k + 1 ] , and H 2 ( T k , Z ) = 0 H_2(T_k,\mathbb{Z}) = 0 H 2 ( T k , Z ) = 0 . Under the inclusion T k ⊂ T k + 1 T_k \subset T_{k+1} T k ⊂ T k + 1 followed by the retraction onto S k + 2 S_{k+2} S k + 2 , the circle S k + 1 S_{k+1} S k + 1 maps by f k + 1 f_{k+1} f k + 1 , which has degree k + 2 k+2 k + 2 . Therefore, the induced map H 1 ( S k + 1 , Z ) → H 1 ( S k + 2 , Z ) H_1(S_{k+1},\mathbb{Z}) \to H_1(S_{k+2},\mathbb{Z}) H 1 ( S k + 1 , Z ) → H 1 ( S k + 2 , Z ) is multiplication by k + 2 k+2 k + 2 .
Every compact subset of M M M lies in some T k T_k T k , so by [10 Prop. 3.33]
H 1 ( M , Z ) ≅ l i m → ( Z → ⋅ 2 Z → ⋅ 3 Z → ⋅ 4 ⋯ ) ≅ Q , H 2 ( M , Z ) = 0. H_1(M,\mathbb{Z}) \cong\varinjlim(\mathbb{Z} \xrightarrow{\cdot2} \mathbb{Z} \xrightarrow{\cdot3} \mathbb{Z} \xrightarrow{\cdot4} \cdots) \cong\mathbb{Q}, \qquad H_2(M,\mathbb{Z}) = 0. H 1 ( M , Z ) ≅ lim ( Z ⋅ 2 Z ⋅ 3 Z ⋅ 4 ⋯ ) ≅ Q , H 2 ( M , Z ) = 0.
To evaluate this direct limit, map the k k k -th copy of Z \mathbb{Z} Z injectively into Q \mathbb{Q} Q by sending its generator 1 1 1 to 1 k ! \frac{1}{k!} k ! 1 . This mapping is well-defined and commutes with the directed system because the transition from the k k k -th stage to the ( k + 1 ) (k+1) ( k + 1 ) -th stage is multiplication by k + 1 k+1 k + 1 , and ( k + 1 ) ⋅ 1 ( k + 1 ) ! = 1 k ! (k+1) \cdot\frac{1}{(k+1)!} = \frac{1}{k!} ( k + 1 ) ⋅ ( k + 1 )! 1 = k ! 1 . The limit maps onto all of Q \mathbb{Q} Q because any rational number p q \frac{p}{q} q p can be written as p ( q − 1 ) ! q ! \frac{p(q-1)!}{q!} q ! p ( q − 1 )! , which lies in the image of the q q q -th stage. Therefore, the direct limit is the additive group of rational numbers.
Embedding M M M in R 5 \mathbb{R}^{5} R 5 . Triangulate M M M inductively, so that the triangulations of M k M_k M k and M k + 1 M_{k+1} M k + 1 agree on S k + 1 S_{k+1} S k + 1 (the maps f k f_k f k cannot all be simplicial for a fixed triangulation of the circles, but the cylinder M k + 1 M_{k+1} M k + 1 can be triangulated with the already fixed triangulation of S k + 1 S_{k+1} S k + 1 at its source end, after subdividing its target end). This makes M M M a countable, locally finite simplicial complex of dimension 2 2 2 . Enumerate its vertices as v 1 , v 2 , … v_1,v_2,\ldots v 1 , v 2 , … and put p j = ( j , j 2 , j 3 , j 4 , j 5 ) ∈ R 5 p_j=(j,j^2,j^3,j^4,j^5)\in\mathbb{R}^{5} p j = ( j , j 2 , j 3 , j 4 , j 5 ) ∈ R 5 . Any six distinct points p j p_j p j are affinely independent, since the matrix with rows ( 1 , t , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 , t 5 ) (1,t,t^2,t^3,t^4,t^5) ( 1 , t , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 , t 5 ) is a Vandermonde matrix. Let Φ : M → R 5 \Phi\colon M \to\mathbb{R}^{5} Φ : M → R 5 be the map that sends v j v_j v j to p j p_j p j for every j j j and is affine on each simplex of M M M , so that a simplex with vertices v j 0 , … , v j k v_{j_0},\ldots,v_{j_k} v j 0 , … , v j k is mapped onto the simplex spanned by p j 0 , … , p j k p_{j_0},\ldots,p_{j_k} p j 0 , … , p j k . Two simplices of M M M have at most 6 6 6 vertices altogether, so by uniqueness of barycentric coordinates Φ \Phi Φ is injective: two simplices meet exactly in their common face, and so do their images. It is proper, because only finitely many simplices have a vertex v j v_j v j with j ≤ J j \le J j ≤ J , and all the other simplices lie in { x 1 > J } \{x_1 > J\} { x 1 > J } . Thus, M M M is homeomorphic to a closed locally finite polyhedron in R 5 \mathbb{R}^{5} R 5 , which we again denote by M M M .
Thickening. Since M M M is a closed subpolyhedron of R 5 \mathbb{R}^{5} R 5 , it has an open neighbourhood U M ⊂ R 5 U_M \subset\mathbb{R}^{5} U M ⊂ R 5 of which it is a deformation retract, for instance the interior of a regular neighbourhood [15 Ch. 3] . By [14 Lemma 6] , there exists a Stein domain Y ⊂ C 5 Y \subset\mathbb{C}^{5} Y ⊂ C 5 such that Y ∩ R 5 = U M Y \cap\mathbb{R}^{5}=U_M Y ∩ R 5 = U M and U M U_M U M is a deformation retract of Y Y Y . Then Y Y Y is homotopy equivalent to M M M , which proves the lemma. □
Remark 2. For k = 1 k=1 k = 1 and G = Q G=\mathbb{Q} G = Q , [14 Theorem 5] produces a Runge domain D ⊂ C 5 D \subset\mathbb{C}^{5} D ⊂ C 5 with H 1 ( D , Z ) ≅ Q H_{1}(D,\mathbb{Z})\cong\mathbb{Q} H 1 ( D , Z ) ≅ Q , but gives no control of H 2 ( D , Z ) H_{2}(D,\mathbb{Z}) H 2 ( D , Z ) . The telescope M M M is a concrete complex for which H 2 ( M , Z ) = 0 H_{2}(M,\mathbb{Z})=0 H 2 ( M , Z ) = 0 can be verified directly, as needed in Lemma 7.
From now on Y Y Y and U M U_M U M are as in Lemma 7. A translation z ↦ z − q z\mapsto z-q z ↦ z − q of C 5 \mathbb{C}^{5} C 5 by a real vector q ∈ R 5 q\in\mathbb{R}^{5} q ∈ R 5 is a biholomorphism that maps R 5 \mathbb{R}^{5} R 5 onto itself, so it preserves all the properties in Lemma 7. Translating Y Y Y and U M U_M U M by a point of U M U_M U M , we assume from now on that 0 ∈ U M 0\in U_M 0 ∈ U M . We denote by e 1 , … , e 5 e_1,\ldots,e_5 e 1 , … , e 5 the standard basis of R 5 \mathbb{R}^{5} R 5 , by R x j = { x ∈ R 5 : x k = 0 for k ≠ j } \mathbb{R}_{x_j}=\{x\in\mathbb{R}^{5}:x_k=0\text{ for }k\ne j\} R x j = { x ∈ R 5 : x k = 0 for k = j } the real x j x_j x j -axis, and we write z = x + i y z=x+iy z = x + i y , with x = Re z x=\operatorname{Re}z x = Re z and y = Im z y=\operatorname{Im}z y = Im z in R 5 \mathbb{R}^{5} R 5 , for the coordinates on C 5 \mathbb{C}^{5} C 5 . For r > 0 r>0 r > 0 let B r = { z ∈ C 5 : ∣ z ∣ < r } B_r=\{z\in\mathbb{C}^{5}:|z|<r\} B r = { z ∈ C 5 : ∣ z ∣ < r } ; its trace B r ∩ R 5 B_r\cap\mathbb{R}^{5} B r ∩ R 5 is the ball of radius r r r in R 5 \mathbb{R}^{5} R 5 . Set X = Y × C ∗ X=Y\times\mathbb{C}^{*} X = Y × C ∗ , with coordinates ( z , w ) (z,w) ( z , w ) , projection π : X → Y \pi:X\to Y π : X → Y and t = log ∣ w ∣ t=\log|w| t = log ∣ w ∣ .
Lemma 8. X X X is a Stein manifold of dimension 6 6 6 , and
H 2 ( X , Z ) ≅ Q , Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , Z ) = 0 , H 2 ( X , R ) ≅ R , Im ( H 2 ( X , Z ) → H 2 ( X , R ) ) = 0. (8) H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z})\cong\mathbb{Q},\qquad\operatorname{Hom}(H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z}),\mathbb{Z})=0,\qquad H^{2}(X,\mathbb{R})\cong\mathbb{R},\qquad\operatorname{Im}\bigl(H^{2}(X,\mathbb{Z})\to H^{2}(X,\mathbb{R})\bigr)=0. \tag*{(8)} H 2 ( X , Z ) ≅ Q , Hom ( H 2 ( X , Z ) , Z ) = 0 , H 2 ( X , R ) ≅ R , Im ( H 2 ( X , Z ) → H 2 ( X , R ) ) = 0. (8) Moreover, $H^{2}(X,\mathbb{Z})\cong\operatorname{Ext}(\mathbb{Q},\mathbb{Z})\ne0.
Proof. X X X is Stein as a product of Stein manifolds. Since H ∗ ( C ∗ , Z ) ≅ H ∗ ( S 1 , Z ) H_{*}(\mathbb{C}^{*},\mathbb{Z})\cong H_{*}(S^{1},\mathbb{Z}) H ∗ ( C ∗ , Z ) ≅ H ∗ ( S 1 , Z ) is free, the Künneth formula has no Tor terms and gives
H 1 ( X , Z ) ≅ ( H 1 ( Y ) ⊗ H 0 ( S 1 ) ) ⊕ ( H 0 ( Y ) ⊗ H 1 ( S 1 ) ) ≅ ( Q ⊗ Z ) ⊕ ( Z ⊗ Z ) ≅ Q ⊕ Z , H_{1}(X,\mathbb{Z})\cong\bigl(H_{1}(Y)\otimes H_{0}(S^{1})\bigr)\oplus\bigl(H_{0}(Y)\otimes H_{1}(S^{1})\bigr)\cong(\mathbb{Q}\otimes\mathbb{Z})\oplus(\mathbb{Z}\otimes\mathbb{Z})\cong\mathbb{Q}\oplus\mathbb{Z}, H 1 ( X , Z ) ≅ ( H 1 ( Y ) ⊗ H 0 ( S 1 ) ) ⊕ ( H 0 ( Y ) ⊗ H 1 ( S 1 ) ) ≅ ( Q ⊗ Z ) ⊕ ( Z ⊗ Z ) ≅ Q ⊕ Z ,
H 2 ( X , Z ) ≅ ( H 2 ( Y ) ⊗ H 0 ( S 1 ) ) ⊕ ( H 1 ( Y ) ⊗ H 1 ( S 1 ) ) ⊕ ( H 0 ( Y ) ⊗ H 2 ( S 1 ) ) ≅ 0 ⊕ ( Q ⊗ Z ) ⊕ 0 ≅ Q , H_{2}(X,\mathbb{Z})\cong\bigl(H_{2}(Y)\otimes H_{0}(S^{1})\bigr)\oplus\bigl(H_{1}(Y)\otimes H_{1}(S^{1})\bigr)\oplus\bigl(H_{0}(Y)\otimes H_{2}(S^{1})\bigr)\cong0\oplus(\mathbb{Q}\otimes\mathbb{Z})\oplus0\cong\mathbb{Q}, H 2 ( X , Z ) ≅ ( H 2 ( Y ) ⊗ H 0 ( S 1 ) ) ⊕ ( H 1 ( Y ) ⊗ H 1 ( S 1 ) ) ⊕ ( H 0 ( Y ) ⊗ H 2 ( S 1 ) ) ≅ 0 ⊕ ( Q ⊗ Z ) ⊕ 0 ≅ Q ,
where all homology groups are taken with coefficients in Z \mathbb{Z} Z .
The remaining statements follow from Prop. 1. Indeed, Hom ( Q , Z ) = 0 \operatorname{Hom}(\mathbb{Q},\mathbb{Z})=0 Hom ( Q , Z ) = 0 : for a homomorphism f f f and x ∈ Q x\in\mathbb{Q} x ∈ Q , the integer f ( x ) f(x) f ( x ) is divisible by every n ≥ 1 n\ge1 n ≥ 1 , so f ( x ) = 0 f(x)=0 f ( x ) = 0 (whereas Hom ( Q , R ) ≅ R \operatorname{Hom}(\mathbb{Q},\mathbb{R})\cong\mathbb{R} Hom ( Q , R ) ≅ R ). Hence, H 2 ( X , R ) ≅ R H^{2}(X,\mathbb{R})\cong\mathbb{R} H 2 ( X , R ) ≅ R by Prop. 1(a), H X = 0 H_X=0 H X = 0 by Prop. 1(c), and
H 2 ( X , Z ) ≅ Ext ( H 1 ( X , Z ) , Z ) = Ext ( Q ⊕ Z , Z ) = Ext ( Q , Z ) , H^{2}(X,\mathbb{Z})\cong\operatorname{Ext}(H_{1}(X,\mathbb{Z}),\mathbb{Z})=\operatorname{Ext}(\mathbb{Q}\oplus\mathbb{Z},\mathbb{Z})=\operatorname{Ext}(\mathbb{Q},\mathbb{Z}), H 2 ( X , Z ) ≅ Ext ( H 1 ( X , Z ) , Z ) = Ext ( Q ⊕ Z , Z ) = Ext ( Q , Z ) ,
which is nonzero (it is a Q \mathbb{Q} Q -vector space of infinite dimension, see [6 Example 1] ). □
So X X X carries nontrivial holomorphic line bundles, since H 1 ( X , O ∗ ) ≅ H 2 ( X , Z ) ≠ 0 H^{1}(X,\mathcal{O}^{*})\cong H^{2}(X,\mathbb{Z})\ne0 H 1 ( X , O ∗ ) ≅ H 2 ( X , Z ) = 0 , but none of them is detected by real cohomology. Also, a Kähler form on X X X is a Hodge form if and only if it is exact.
Let ℓ : H 1 ( Y , Z ) ≅ Q ↪ R \ell:H_{1}(Y,\mathbb{Z})\cong\mathbb{Q}\hookrightarrow\mathbb{R} ℓ : H 1 ( Y , Z ) ≅ Q ↪ R be the inclusion, and let a ∈ H 1 ( Y , Z ) a\in H_{1}(Y,\mathbb{Z}) a ∈ H 1 ( Y , Z ) be the class with ℓ ( a ) = 1 \ell(a)=1 ℓ ( a ) = 1 . Since H 0 ( Y , Z ) H_{0}(Y,\mathbb{Z}) H 0 ( Y , Z ) is free, the Ext term in (2) vanishes for k = 1 k=1 k = 1 , so H 1 ( Y , C ) → Hom ( H 1 ( Y , Z ) , C ) H^{1}(Y,\mathbb{C})\to\operatorname{Hom}(H_{1}(Y,\mathbb{Z}),\mathbb{C}) H 1 ( Y , C ) → Hom ( H 1 ( Y , Z ) , C ) is an isomorphism; composed with the de Rham isomorphism, it is the period map. Hence, the homomorphism ℓ \ell ℓ , regarded as C \mathbb{C} C -valued, is the period homomorphism of a class in H 1 ( Y , C ) H^{1}(Y,\mathbb{C}) H 1 ( Y , C ) . Since Y Y Y is Stein, every class in H 1 ( Y , C ) H^{1}(Y,\mathbb{C}) H 1 ( Y , C ) is represented by a closed holomorphic 1-form [17 ] . Thus, there is a closed holomorphic 1-form β \beta β on Y Y Y whose periods are given by ℓ \ell ℓ :
∫ c β = ℓ ( c ) for every c ∈ H 1 ( Y , Z ) . \int_c\beta=\ell(c)\qquad\text{for every }c\in H_{1}(Y,\mathbb{Z}). ∫ c β = ℓ ( c ) for every c ∈ H 1 ( Y , Z ) .
Put α = Re β \alpha=\operatorname{Re}\beta α = Re β . Since ℓ \ell ℓ is real-valued, ∫ c α = ℓ ( c ) \int_c\alpha=\ell(c) ∫ c α = ℓ ( c ) as well. Locally β = d G \beta=dG β = d G with G G G holomorphic, and then α = d Re G \alpha=d\operatorname{Re}G α = d Re G . On X X X consider the closed holomorphic 1-form
μ = 1 2 ( d w w − π ∗ β ) . (9) \mu=\frac{1}{2}\left(\frac{dw}{w}-\pi^{*}\beta\right). \tag*{(9)} μ = 2 1 ( w d w − π ∗ β ) . (9)
Locally μ = ∂ v \mu= \partial v μ = ∂ v , where v = log ∣ w ∣ − Re G ∘ π v = \log|w| - \operatorname{Re} G \circ\pi v = log ∣ w ∣ − Re G ∘ π is pluriharmonic. Globally 2 Re μ = d t − π ∗ α 2\operatorname{Re}\mu= \mathrm{d}t - \pi^{*}\alpha 2 Re μ = d t − π ∗ α . Summarizing, the data from this subsection that will be used below are the injective homomorphism ℓ : H 1 ( Y , Z ) → R \ell:H_{1}(Y,\mathbb{Z}) \to\mathbb{R} ℓ : H 1 ( Y , Z ) → R , the class a ∈ H 1 ( Y , Z ) a \in H_{1}(Y,\mathbb{Z}) a ∈ H 1 ( Y , Z ) , and the closed real 1-form α \alpha α on Y Y Y , related by
ℓ ( a ) = 1 , ∫ c α = ℓ ( c ) for all c ∈ H 1 ( Y , Z ) . (10) \ell(a)=1,\qquad\int_{c}\alpha=\ell(c)\quad\text{for all }c\in H_{1}(Y,\mathbb{Z}). \tag*{(10)} ℓ ( a ) = 1 , ∫ c α = ℓ ( c ) for all c ∈ H 1 ( Y , Z ) . (10)
The curve and the torus
Lemma 9. There exist a smooth immersion γ : R / 2 Z → U M ⊂ Y \gamma:\mathbb{R}/2\mathbb{Z}\to U_{M}\subset Y γ : R /2 Z → U M ⊂ Y such that
(a) γ ( s ) = γ ( s ′ ) \gamma(s)=\gamma(s') γ ( s ) = γ ( s ′ ) with s ≠ s ′ s\ne s' s = s ′ if and only if { s , s ′ } = { 0 , 1 } \{s,s'\}=\{0,1\} { s , s ′ } = { 0 , 1 } , with γ ( 0 ) = γ ( 1 ) = 0 \gamma(0)=\gamma(1)=0 γ ( 0 ) = γ ( 1 ) = 0 ;
(b) the loops γ ∣ [ 0 , 1 ] \gamma|_{[0,1]} γ ∣ [ 0 , 1 ] and γ ∣ [ 1 , 2 ] \gamma|_{[1,2]} γ ∣ [ 1 , 2 ] represent a a a and − a -a − a in H 1 ( Y , Z ) H_{1}(Y,\mathbb{Z}) H 1 ( Y , Z ) ;
(c) there is r Γ ∈ ( 0 , 1 2 ) r_{\Gamma}\in(0,\frac{1}{2}) r Γ ∈ ( 0 , 2 1 ) such that γ ( s ) = s e 1 \gamma(s)=se_{1} γ ( s ) = s e 1 for ∣ s ∣ < r Γ |s|<r_{\Gamma} ∣ s ∣ < r Γ , γ ( s ) = ( s − 1 ) e 2 \gamma(s)=(s-1)e_{2} γ ( s ) = ( s − 1 ) e 2 for ∣ s − 1 ∣ < r Γ |s-1|<r_{\Gamma} ∣ s − 1∣ < r Γ , and ∣ γ ( s ) ∣ ≥ r Γ |\gamma(s)|\ge r_{\Gamma} ∣ γ ( s ) ∣ ≥ r Γ for all other s ∈ R / 2 Z s\in\mathbb{R}/2\mathbb{Z} s ∈ R /2 Z .
In particular, for every r ∈ ( 0 , r Γ ] r\in(0,r_{\Gamma}] r ∈ ( 0 , r Γ ] the curve Γ = γ ( R / 2 Z ) \Gamma=\gamma(\mathbb{R}/2\mathbb{Z}) Γ = γ ( R /2 Z ) satisfies Γ ∩ B r = ( R x 1 ∪ R x 2 ) ∩ B r \Gamma\cap B_{r}=(\mathbb{R}x_{1}\cup\mathbb{R}x_{2})\cap B_{r} Γ ∩ B r = ( R x 1 ∪ R x 2 ) ∩ B r .
Proof. Fix r Γ ∈ ( 0 , 1 2 ) r_{\Gamma}\in(0,\frac{1}{2}) r Γ ∈ ( 0 , 2 1 ) with { x ∈ R 5 : ∣ x ∣ ≤ r Γ } ⊂ U M \{x\in\mathbb{R}^{5}:|x|\le r_{\Gamma}\}\subset U_{M} { x ∈ R 5 : ∣ x ∣ ≤ r Γ } ⊂ U M . Since M M M is connected, so is U M U_{M} U M , and U M ↪ Y U_{M}\hookrightarrow Y U M ↪ Y is a homotopy equivalence; by the Hurewicz theorem there are loops in U M U_{M} U M based at 0 0 0 representing a a a and − a -a − a . After a homotopy rel 0 0 0 inside U M U_{M} U M , a smooth approximation, and general position in R 5 \mathbb{R}^{5} R 5 we obtain smooth regular loops b 1 , b 2 : [ 0 , 1 ] → U M b_{1},b_{2}:[0,1]\to U_{M} b 1 , b 2 : [ 0 , 1 ] → U M based at 0 0 0 , representing a a a and − a -a − a , such that
(1) b 1 ( s ) = s e 1 b_{1}(s)=se_{1} b 1 ( s ) = s e 1 , b 1 ( 1 − s ) = − s e 2 b_{1}(1-s)=-se_{2} b 1 ( 1 − s ) = − s e 2 , b 2 ( s ) = s e 2 b_{2}(s)=se_{2} b 2 ( s ) = s e 2 , b 2 ( 1 − s ) = − s e 1 b_{2}(1-s)=-se_{1} b 2 ( 1 − s ) = − s e 1 for 0 ≤ s < r Γ 0\le s<r_{\Gamma} 0 ≤ s < r Γ , and ∣ b j ( s ) ∣ ≥ r Γ |b_{j}(s)|\ge r_{\Gamma} ∣ b j ( s ) ∣ ≥ r Γ for s ∈ [ r Γ , 1 − r Γ ] s\in[r_{\Gamma},1-r_{\Gamma}] s ∈ [ r Γ , 1 − r Γ ] ;
(2) each b j b_{j} b j is injective on [ 0 , 1 ) [0,1) [ 0 , 1 ) , and b 1 ( s ) ≠ b 2 ( s ′ ) b_{1}(s)\ne b_{2}(s') b 1 ( s ) = b 2 ( s ′ ) unless s , s ′ ∈ { 0 , 1 } s,s'\in\{0,1\} s , s ′ ∈ { 0 , 1 } .
Thus b 1 b_{1} b 1 leaves 0 0 0 along + e 1 +e_{1} + e 1 and returns along the direction e 2 e_{2} e 2 from the side of − e 2 -e_{2} − e 2 , while b 2 b_{2} b 2 leaves along + e 2 +e_{2} + e 2 and returns along e 1 e_{1} e 1 from the side of − e 1 -e_{1} − e 1 . Define γ ( s ) = b 1 ( s ) \gamma(s)=b_{1}(s) γ ( s ) = b 1 ( s ) for s ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] s\in[0,1] s ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] and γ ( s ) = b 2 ( s − 1 ) \gamma(s)=b_{2}(s-1) γ ( s ) = b 2 ( s − 1 ) for s ∈ [ 1 , 2 ] s\in[1,2] s ∈ [ 1 , 2 ] . By (1), γ ( s ) = s e 1 \gamma(s)=se_{1} γ ( s ) = s e 1 for ∣ s ∣ < r Γ |s|<r_{\Gamma} ∣ s ∣ < r Γ in R / 2 Z \mathbb{R}/2\mathbb{Z} R /2 Z , γ ( s ) = ( s − 1 ) e 2 \gamma(s)=(s-1)e_{2} γ ( s ) = ( s − 1 ) e 2 for ∣ s − 1 ∣ < r Γ |s-1|<r_{\Gamma} ∣ s − 1∣ < r Γ , and ∣ γ ( s ) ∣ ≥ r Γ |\gamma(s)|\ge r_{\Gamma} ∣ γ ( s ) ∣ ≥ r Γ otherwise, so γ \gamma γ is a smooth immersion and (c) holds. Property (a) follows from (1) and (2), and (b) holds by construction. Finally, if 0 < r ≤ r Γ 0<r\le r_{\Gamma} 0 < r ≤ r Γ , the points γ ( s ) \gamma(s) γ ( s ) with ∣ s ∣ < r Γ |s|<r_{\Gamma} ∣ s ∣ < r Γ or ∣ s − 1 ∣ < r Γ |s-1|<r_{\Gamma} ∣ s − 1∣ < r Γ lie on R x 1 ∪ R x 2 \mathbb{R}x_{1}\cup\mathbb{R}x_{2} R x 1 ∪ R x 2 , and all other points of Γ \Gamma Γ lie outside B r B_{r} B r ; this gives the last assertion. □ \square □
By Lemma 9 (b) and (10) , ∫ R / 2 Z γ ∗ α = ℓ ( a ) + ℓ ( − a ) = 0 \int_{\mathbb{R}/2\mathbb{Z}}\gamma^{*}\alpha=\ell(a)+\ell(-a)=0 ∫ R /2 Z γ ∗ α = ℓ ( a ) + ℓ ( − a ) = 0 . Hence, there is a smooth function τ : R / 2 Z → R \tau:\mathbb{R}/2\mathbb{Z}\to\mathbb{R} τ : R /2 Z → R with d τ = γ ∗ α \mathrm{d}\tau=\gamma^{*}\alpha d τ = γ ∗ α and τ ( 0 ) = 0 \tau(0)=0 τ ( 0 ) = 0 . Then, again by Lemma 9 (b) and (10) , τ ( 1 ) = ∫ γ ∣ [ 0 , 1 ] α = ℓ ( a ) = 1 \tau(1)=\int_{\gamma|_{[0,1]}}\alpha=\ell(a)=1 τ ( 1 ) = ∫ γ ∣ [ 0 , 1 ] α = ℓ ( a ) = 1 . Define
Λ = { ( γ ( s ) , e τ ( s ) + i θ ) ∈ Y × C ∗ : s ∈ R / 2 Z , θ ∈ R / 2 π Z } . \Lambda=\left\{(\gamma(s),e^{\tau(s)+i\theta})\in Y\times\mathbb{C}^{*}:s\in\mathbb{R}/2\mathbb{Z},\ \theta\in\mathbb{R}/2\pi\mathbb{Z}\right\}. Λ = { ( γ ( s ) , e τ ( s ) + i θ ) ∈ Y × C ∗ : s ∈ R /2 Z , θ ∈ R /2 π Z } .
By Lemma 9 (a) and τ ( 1 ) ≠ τ ( 0 ) \tau(1)\ne\tau(0) τ ( 1 ) = τ ( 0 ) , the map ( s , θ ) ↦ ( γ ( s ) , e τ ( s ) + i θ ) (s,\theta)\mapsto(\gamma(s),e^{\tau(s)+i\theta}) ( s , θ ) ↦ ( γ ( s ) , e τ ( s ) + i θ ) is an injective immersion. Thus, Λ ⊂ X \Lambda\subset X Λ ⊂ X is an embedded smooth torus, and it is easy to see that it is totally real. Further,
Λ ∩ π − 1 ( 0 ) = C 0 ∪ C 1 , C 0 = { 0 } × { ∣ w ∣ = 1 } , C 1 = { 0 } × { ∣ w ∣ = e } . \Lambda\cap\pi^{-1}(0)=C_{0}\cup C_{1},\qquad C_{0}=\{0\}\times\{|w|=1\},\qquad C_{1}=\{0\}\times\{|w|=e\}. Λ ∩ π − 1 ( 0 ) = C 0 ∪ C 1 , C 0 = { 0 } × { ∣ w ∣ = 1 } , C 1 = { 0 } × { ∣ w ∣ = e } .
A global Kähler form and a first local potential
Let r Γ r_{\Gamma} r Γ be as in Lemma 9 , and fix r B ∈ ( 0 , r Γ ] r_{B}\in(0,r_{\Gamma}] r B ∈ ( 0 , r Γ ] with B r B ⊂ Y B_{r_{B}}\subset Y B r B ⊂ Y . By Lemma 9 ,
Γ ∩ B r B = ( R x 1 ∪ R x 2 ) ∩ B r B . (11) \Gamma\cap B_{r_{B}}=(\mathbb{R}x_{1}\cup\mathbb{R}x_{2})\cap B_{r_{B}}. \tag*{(11)} Γ ∩ B r B = ( R x 1 ∪ R x 2 ) ∩ B r B . (11)
Since B r B B_{r_{B}} B r B is simply connected, there is a pluriharmonic function G G G on B r B B_{r_{B}} B r B with d G = β \mathrm{d}G=\beta d G = β and G ( 0 ) = 0 G(0)=0 G ( 0 ) = 0 . Whenever γ ( s ) ∈ B r B \gamma(s)\in B_{r_{B}} γ ( s ) ∈ B r B , that is, for ∣ s ∣ < r B |s|<r_{B} ∣ s ∣ < r B or ∣ s − 1 ∣ < r B |s-1|<r_{B} ∣ s − 1∣ < r B by Lemma 9 (c), we have d ( Re G ∘ γ ) = γ ∗ α = d τ \mathrm{d}(\operatorname{Re}G\circ\gamma)=\gamma^{*}\alpha=\mathrm{d}\tau d ( Re G ∘ γ ) = γ ∗ α = d τ . Since γ ( 0 ) = γ ( 1 ) = 0 \gamma(0)=\gamma(1)=0 γ ( 0 ) = γ ( 1 ) = 0 , G ( 0 ) = τ ( 0 ) = 0 G(0)=\tau(0)=0 G ( 0 ) = τ ( 0 ) = 0 and τ ( 1 ) = 1 \tau(1)=1 τ ( 1 ) = 1 , it follows that
Re G ( γ ( s ) ) = τ ( s ) for ∣ s ∣ < r B , Re G ( γ ( s ) ) = τ ( s ) − 1 for ∣ s − 1 ∣ < r B . (12) \operatorname{Re}G(\gamma(s))=\tau(s)\quad\text{for }|s|<r_{B},\qquad\operatorname{Re}G(\gamma(s))=\tau(s)-1\quad\text{for }|s-1|<r_{B}. \tag*{(12)} Re G ( γ ( s )) = τ ( s ) for ∣ s ∣ < r B , Re G ( γ ( s )) = τ ( s ) − 1 for ∣ s − 1∣ < r B . (12)
For x = ( x 1 , … , x 5 ) ∈ R 5 x=(x_1,\ldots,x_5)\in\mathbb{R}^5 x = ( x 1 , … , x 5 ) ∈ R 5 put
F 0 ( x ) = ( x 1 x 2 ) 2 + x 3 2 + x 4 2 + x 5 2 . (13) F_0(x)=(x_1x_2)^2+x_3^2+x_4^2+x_5^2. \tag*{(13)} F 0 ( x ) = ( x 1 x 2 ) 2 + x 3 2 + x 4 2 + x 5 2 . (13)
Then F 0 ≥ 0 F_0\geq0 F 0 ≥ 0 and F 0 − 1 ( 0 ) = R x 1 ∪ R x 2 F_0^{-1}(0)=\mathbb{R}_{x_1}\cup\mathbb{R}_{x_2} F 0 − 1 ( 0 ) = R x 1 ∪ R x 2 , so by (11) F 0 − 1 ( 0 ) ∩ B r B = Γ ∩ B r B F_0^{-1}(0)\cap B_{r_B}=\Gamma\cap B_{r_B} F 0 − 1 ( 0 ) ∩ B r B = Γ ∩ B r B . At a point ( x 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) (x_1,0,0,0,0) ( x 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) with x 1 ≠ 0 x_1\neq0 x 1 = 0 the Hessian of F 0 F_0 F 0 is diag ( 0 , 2 x 1 2 , 2 , 2 , 2 ) \operatorname{diag}(0,2x_1^2,2,2,2) diag ( 0 , 2 x 1 2 , 2 , 2 , 2 ) ; it is positive semidefinite with kernel R x 1 = T Γ \mathbb{R}_{x_1}=T\Gamma R x 1 = T Γ . The same holds on R x 2 \mathbb{R}_{x_2} R x 2 after interchanging x 1 x_1 x 1 and x 2 x_2 x 2 .
Lemma 10. There are a function F ∈ C c ∞ ( R 5 ) F\in C^\infty_c(\mathbb{R}^5) F ∈ C c ∞ ( R 5 ) with F ≥ 0 F\geq0 F ≥ 0 , an open neighbourhood N N N of Γ \Gamma Γ in R 5 \mathbb{R}^5 R 5 and r 3 > 0 r_3>0 r 3 > 0 such that
(a) F − 1 ( 0 ) ∩ N = Γ F^{-1}(0)\cap N=\Gamma F − 1 ( 0 ) ∩ N = Γ ;
(b) ker Hess z F = T z Γ \ker\operatorname{Hess}_z F=T_z\Gamma ker Hess z F = T z Γ for every z ∈ Γ ∖ { 0 } z\in\Gamma\setminus\{0\} z ∈ Γ ∖ { 0 } ;
(c) F = F 0 F=F_0 F = F 0 on B r 3 ∩ R 5 B_{r_3}\cap\mathbb{R}^5 B r 3 ∩ R 5 .
Proof. We first construct F F F . Fix 0 < r 1 < r 2 < r B 0<r_1<r_2<r_B 0 < r 1 < r 2 < r B and χ 0 ∈ C ∞ ( B r B ∩ R 5 , [ 0 , 1 ] ) \chi_0\in C^\infty(B_{r_B}\cap\mathbb{R}^5,[0,1]) χ 0 ∈ C ∞ ( B r B ∩ R 5 , [ 0 , 1 ]) with χ 0 = 1 \chi_0=1 χ 0 = 1 on B r 2 ∩ R 5 B_{r_2}\cap\mathbb{R}^5 B r 2 ∩ R 5 . Let Γ ′ = Γ ∖ B r 1 \Gamma'=\Gamma\setminus B_{r_1} Γ ′ = Γ ∖ B r 1 and δ = dist ( ⋅ , Γ ′ ) \delta=\operatorname{dist}(\mathord\cdot,\Gamma') δ = dist ( ⋅ , Γ ′ ) . Away from 0 0 0 the curve Γ \Gamma Γ is an embedded curve, and Γ ∖ B r 2 \Gamma\setminus B_{r_2} Γ ∖ B r 2 is a compact subset of the interior of the embedded curve Γ ′ \Gamma' Γ ′ . Hence, δ 2 \delta^2 δ 2 is smooth on a neighbourhood O O O of Γ ∖ B r 2 \Gamma\setminus B_{r_2} Γ ∖ B r 2 , and there it is nonnegative, it vanishes exactly on Γ ′ \Gamma' Γ ′ , and Hess z δ 2 \operatorname{Hess}_z\delta^2 Hess z δ 2 is twice the orthogonal projection onto the normal space of Γ \Gamma Γ at z z z , with kernel T z Γ T_z\Gamma T z Γ . On the neighbourhood N 1 = O ∪ ( B r 2 ∩ R 5 ) N_1=O\cup(B_{r_2}\cap\mathbb{R}^5) N 1 = O ∪ ( B r 2 ∩ R 5 ) of Γ \Gamma Γ put
F l o c = χ 0 F 0 + ( 1 − χ 0 ) δ 2 . F_{\mathrm{loc}}=\chi_0F_0+(1-\chi_0)\delta^2. F loc = χ 0 F 0 + ( 1 − χ 0 ) δ 2 .
This is clearly smooth and nonnegative. Further, F l o c − 1 ( 0 ) = Γ F_{\mathrm{loc}}^{-1}(0)=\Gamma F loc − 1 ( 0 ) = Γ in N 1 N_1 N 1 .
Let z ∈ Γ ∖ { 0 } z\in\Gamma\setminus\{0\} z ∈ Γ ∖ { 0 } . There are three cases. If z ∈ B r 2 z\in B_{r_2} z ∈ B r 2 , then F l o c = F 0 F_{\mathrm{loc}}=F_0 F loc = F 0 near z z z , and ker Hess z F l o c = T z Γ \ker\operatorname{Hess}_zF_{\mathrm{loc}}=T_z\Gamma ker Hess z F loc = T z Γ by the computation of Hess F 0 F_0 F 0 above. If z ∉ B r B z\notin B_{r_B} z ∈ / B r B , then z ∉ supp χ 0 z\notin\operatorname{supp}\chi_0 z ∈ / supp χ 0 , so F l o c = δ 2 F_{\mathrm{loc}}=\delta^2 F loc = δ 2 near z z z and the claim holds for δ 2 \delta^2 δ 2 . In the remaining case z ∈ B r B ∖ B r 2 z\in B_{r_B}\setminus B_{r_2} z ∈ B r B ∖ B r 2 , the functions F 0 F_0 F 0 and δ 2 \delta^2 δ 2 are smooth near z z z , nonnegative, and vanish at z z z (by (11) and z ∈ Γ ′ z\in\Gamma' z ∈ Γ ′ ). Further, both have zero differential at z z z , and in particular, g = F 0 − δ 2 g=F_0-\delta^2 g = F 0 − δ 2 satisfies g ( z ) = 0 g(z)=0 g ( z ) = 0 and d g ( z ) = 0 dg(z)=0 d g ( z ) = 0 , and the terms involving derivatives of χ 0 \chi_0 χ 0 in Hess z ( χ 0 g ) \operatorname{Hess}_z(\chi_0 g) Hess z ( χ 0 g ) vanish. Since F l o c = δ 2 + χ 0 ( F 0 − δ 2 ) F_{\mathrm{loc}}=\delta^2+\chi_0(F_0-\delta^2) F loc = δ 2 + χ 0 ( F 0 − δ 2 ) , we get d F l o c ( z ) = 0 dF_{\mathrm{loc}}(z)=0 d F loc ( z ) = 0 and
Hess z F l o c = χ 0 ( z ) Hess z F 0 + ( 1 − χ 0 ( z ) ) Hess z δ 2 . \operatorname{Hess}_z F_{\mathrm{loc}}=\chi_0(z)\operatorname{Hess}_z F_0+(1-\chi_0(z))\operatorname{Hess}_z\delta^2. Hess z F loc = χ 0 ( z ) Hess z F 0 + ( 1 − χ 0 ( z )) Hess z δ 2 .
Both Hessians are positive semidefinite with kernel T z Γ T_z\Gamma T z Γ , and the coefficients are nonnegative with sum 1 1 1 , so ker Hess z F l o c = T z Γ \ker\operatorname{Hess}_z F_{\mathrm{loc}}=T_z\Gamma ker Hess z F loc = T z Γ .
Finally, choose an open neighbourhood N ⋐ N 1 N\Subset N_1 N ⋐ N 1 of Γ \Gamma Γ , and θ ∈ C ∞ ( N 1 , [ 0 , 1 ] ) \theta\in C^\infty(N_1,[0,1]) θ ∈ C ∞ ( N 1 , [ 0 , 1 ]) with θ = 1 \theta=1 θ = 1 on N N N , and put F = θ F l o c F=\theta F_{\mathrm{loc}} F = θ F loc , extended by zero. Then (a) and (b) hold, because F = F l o c F=F_{\mathrm{loc}} F = F loc on N N N . Choose r 3 ≤ r 2 r_3\le r_2 r 3 ≤ r 2 with B r 3 ∩ R 5 ⊂ N B_{r_3}\cap\mathbb{R}^5\subset N B r 3 ∩ R 5 ⊂ N . On B r 3 ∩ R 5 B_{r_3}\cap\mathbb{R}^5 B r 3 ∩ R 5 we have θ = χ 0 = 1 \theta=\chi_0=1 θ = χ 0 = 1 , so F = F 0 F=F_0 F = F 0 , which shows (c). □
From now on F F F , N N N and r 3 r_3 r 3 are as in Lemma 10, and we fix σ ≥ 1 \sigma\ge1 σ ≥ 1 with 2 σ > sup ∥ Hess F ∥ 2\sigma>\sup\lVert\operatorname{Hess}F\rVert 2 σ > sup ∥ Hess F ∥ . Recall that π : X → Y \pi:X\to Y π : X → Y is the projection and z = x + i y z=x+iy z = x + i y .
Lemma 11. Define
ρ ( z , w ) = σ ∣ Im z ∣ 2 + F ( Re z ) , ( z , w ) ∈ X = Y × C ∗ . (14) \rho(z,w)=\sigma\lvert\operatorname{Im}z\rvert^2+F(\operatorname{Re}z),\qquad(z,w)\in X=Y\times\mathbb{C}^*. \tag*{(14)} ρ ( z , w ) = σ ∣ Im z ∣ 2 + F ( Re z ) , ( z , w ) ∈ X = Y × C ∗ . (14) and let V = { z ∈ Y : Re z ∈ N } V=\{z\in Y:\operatorname{Re}z\in N\} V = { z ∈ Y : Re z ∈ N } , a neighbourhood of Γ \Gamma Γ in Y Y Y . Then ρ \rho ρ is a smooth, nonnegative, plurisubharmonic function on X X X , constant along the fibres of π \pi π , and the following hold.
(a) For q ∈ X q\in X q ∈ X and ξ ∈ T q X \xi\in T_qX ξ ∈ T q X we have d d c ρ ( ξ , J ξ ) > 0 dd^c\rho(\xi,J\xi)>0 d d c ρ ( ξ , J ξ ) > 0 if π ∗ ξ ≠ 0 \pi_*\xi\ne0 π ∗ ξ = 0 , and d d c ρ ( ξ , ⋅ ) = 0 dd^c\rho(\xi,\mathord\cdot)=0 d d c ρ ( ξ , ⋅ ) = 0 if π ∗ ξ = 0 \pi_*\xi=0 π ∗ ξ = 0 . Thus ρ \rho ρ is not strictly plurisubharmonic, and d d c ρ dd^c\rho d d c ρ degenerates exactly in the vertical directions.
(b) { ρ = 0 } ∩ π − 1 ( V ) = π − 1 ( Γ ) \{\rho=0\}\cap\pi^{-1}(V)=\pi^{-1}(\Gamma) { ρ = 0 } ∩ π − 1 ( V ) = π − 1 ( Γ ) , and d ρ = 0 d\rho=0 d ρ = 0 on π − 1 ( Γ ) \pi^{-1}(\Gamma) π − 1 ( Γ ) .
(c) For q ∈ π − 1 ( Γ ∖ { 0 } ) q\in\pi^{-1}(\Gamma\setminus\{0\}) q ∈ π − 1 ( Γ ∖ { 0 }) the kernel of Hess q ρ \operatorname{Hess}_q\rho Hess q ρ is { ξ ∈ T q X : π ∗ ξ ∈ T π ( q ) Γ } \{\xi\in T_qX:\pi_*\xi\in T_{\pi(q)}\Gamma\} { ξ ∈ T q X : π ∗ ξ ∈ T π ( q ) Γ } .
(d) ρ ( z , w ) = σ ∣ y ∣ 2 + F 0 ( x ) \rho(z,w)=\sigma\lvert y\rvert^2+F_0(x) ρ ( z , w ) = σ ∣ y ∣ 2 + F 0 ( x ) for every ( z , w ) ∈ X (z,w)\in X ( z , w ) ∈ X with z = x + i y z=x+iy z = x + i y and ∣ x ∣ < r 3 \lvert x\rvert<r_3 ∣ x ∣ < r 3 .
Proof. Put ρ Y ( z ) = σ ∣ Im z ∣ 2 + F ( Re z ) \rho_Y(z)=\sigma\lvert\operatorname{Im}z\rvert^2+F(\operatorname{Re}z) ρ Y ( z ) = σ ∣ Im z ∣ 2 + F ( Re z ) for z ∈ C 5 z\in\mathbb{C}^5 z ∈ C 5 , so that ρ = ρ Y ∘ π \rho=\rho_Y\circ\pi ρ = ρ Y ∘ π . Clearly ρ ≥ 0 \rho\ge0 ρ ≥ 0 is smooth and constant along the fibres of π \pi π . By (4), the Levi form of ρ Y \rho_Y ρ Y is at least 1 4 ( 2 σ − sup ∥ Hess F ∥ ) ∣ ξ ∣ 2 > 0 \frac{1}{4}(2\sigma-\sup\lVert\operatorname{Hess}F\rVert)\lvert\xi\rvert^2>0 4 1 ( 2 σ − sup ∥ Hess F ∥) ∣ ξ ∣ 2 > 0 , so ρ Y \rho_Y ρ Y is strictly plurisubharmonic on C 5 \mathbb{C}^5 C 5 .
(a) Since π \pi π is holomorphic, d d c ρ = π ∗ d d c ρ Y dd^c\rho=\pi^*dd^c\rho_Y d d c ρ = π ∗ d d c ρ Y and π ∗ J = J π ∗ \pi_*J=J\pi_* π ∗ J = J π ∗ . Hence,
d d c ρ ( ξ , J ξ ) = d d c ρ Y ( π ∗ ξ , J π ∗ ξ ) , dd^c\rho(\xi,J\xi)=dd^c\rho_Y(\pi_*\xi,J\pi_*\xi), d d c ρ ( ξ , J ξ ) = d d c ρ Y ( π ∗ ξ , J π ∗ ξ ) , which is positive if π ∗ ξ ≠ 0 \pi_*\xi\ne0 π ∗ ξ = 0 , and d d c ρ ( ξ , ⋅ ) = 0 dd^c\rho(\xi,\mathord\cdot)=0 d d c ρ ( ξ , ⋅ ) = 0 if π ∗ ξ = 0 \pi_*\xi=0 π ∗ ξ = 0 . In particular ρ \rho ρ is plurisubharmonic.
(b) We have ρ ( z , w ) = 0 \rho(z,w)=0 ρ ( z , w ) = 0 if and only if Im z = 0 \operatorname{Im}z=0 Im z = 0 and F ( Re z ) = 0 F(\operatorname{Re}z)=0 F ( Re z ) = 0 . For z ∈ V z\in V z ∈ V this means z ∈ R 5 z\in\mathbb{R}^5 z ∈ R 5 and z ∈ F − 1 ( 0 ) ∩ N = Γ z\in F^{-1}(0)\cap N=\Gamma z ∈ F − 1 ( 0 ) ∩ N = Γ , by Lemma 10(a). Since ρ ≥ 0 \rho\ge0 ρ ≥ 0 vanishes on π − 1 ( Γ ) \pi^{-1}(\Gamma) π − 1 ( Γ ) , d ρ = 0 d\rho=0 d ρ = 0 there.
(c) Let q = ( z , w ) q=(z,w) q = ( z , w ) with z ∈ Γ ∖ { 0 } z\in\Gamma\setminus\{0\} z ∈ Γ ∖ { 0 } . In the product coordinates ( z , w ) (z,w) ( z , w ) the map π \pi π is a linear projection, so Hess q ρ ( ξ , ξ ) = Hess z ρ Y ( π ∗ ξ , π ∗ ξ ) \operatorname{Hess}_q\rho(\xi,\xi)=\operatorname{Hess}_z\rho_Y(\pi_*\xi,\pi_*\xi) Hess q ρ ( ξ , ξ ) = Hess z ρ Y ( π ∗ ξ , π ∗ ξ ) . Since z ∈ R 5 z\in\mathbb{R}^5 z ∈ R 5 , the Hessian of ρ Y \rho_Y ρ Y at z z z is the direct sum of 2 σ ∣ ⋅ ∣ 2 2\sigma\lvert\mathord\cdot\rvert^2 2 σ ∣ ⋅ ∣ 2 on i R 5 i\mathbb{R}^5 i R 5 and Hess z F \operatorname{Hess}_zF Hess z F on R 5 \mathbb{R}^5 R 5 . By Lemma 10(b) its kernel is T z Γ T_z\Gamma T z Γ , and (c) follows.
(d) follows from Lemma 10(c). □
Define
ω ^ = d d c ρ + i μ ∧ μ ‾ . \widehat{\omega}=dd^c\rho+i\,\mu\wedge\overline{\mu}. ω = d d c ρ + i μ ∧ μ . where μ \mu μ is defined as in (9). The form ω ^ \widehat{\omega} ω is closed, because μ \mu μ is closed and holomorphic. It is a Kähler form on X X X because i μ ∧ μ ‾ i\,\mu\wedge\overline{\mu} i μ ∧ μ is positive on vertical vectors (where μ = d w 2 w \mu=\frac{dw}{2w} μ = 2 w d w ), that is, exactly in the directions where d d c ρ dd^c\rho d d c ρ vanishes by Lemma 11(a).
Let W ⊂ X W\subset X W ⊂ X be a tubular neighbourhood of Λ \Lambda Λ that retracts onto Λ \Lambda Λ . The closed form 2 Re μ = d t − π ∗ α 2\operatorname{Re}\mu=dt-\pi^*\alpha 2 Re μ = d t − π ∗ α has zero period on the fibre circle { θ ↦ ( γ ( 0 ) , e i θ ) } \{\theta\mapsto(\gamma(0),e^{i\theta})\} { θ ↦ ( γ ( 0 ) , e i θ )} . Since d τ = γ ∗ α d\tau=\gamma^*\alpha d τ = γ ∗ α , it also has zero period on the loop s ↦ ( γ ( s ) , e τ ( s ) ) s\mapsto(\gamma(s),e^{\tau(s)}) s ↦ ( γ ( s ) , e τ ( s ) ) , and so it is exact on W W W . Therefore, there is a pluriharmonic function v v v on W W W with d v = μ dv=\mu d v = μ , d v = d t − π ∗ α dv=dt-\pi^*\alpha d v = d t − π ∗ α and v ∣ Λ = 0 v|_\Lambda=0 v ∣ Λ = 0 . Indeed, first observe that ∂ ∂ ‾ v = ∂ ‾ ∂ v = 0 \partial\overline{\partial}v=\overline{\partial}\partial v=0 ∂ ∂ v = ∂ ∂ v = 0 , which gives pluriharmonicity of v v v ; further, along Λ \Lambda Λ , parametrized by ( s , θ ) ↦ ( γ ( s ) , e τ ( s ) + i θ ) (s,\theta)\mapsto(\gamma(s),e^{\tau(s)+i\theta}) ( s , θ ) ↦ ( γ ( s ) , e τ ( s ) + i θ ) , the
form d v = d t − π ∗ α dv = dt - \pi^*\alpha d v = d t − π ∗ α pulls back to d τ − γ ∗ α = 0 d\tau- \gamma^*\alpha= 0 d τ − γ ∗ α = 0 , so v ∣ Λ v|_\Lambda v ∣ Λ is constant since Λ \Lambda Λ is connected; as v v v is determined only up to an additive constant, we can normalize it so that v ∣ Λ ≡ 0 v|_\Lambda\equiv0 v ∣ Λ ≡ 0 .
Put
h 0 = ρ + v 2 on W , d d c h 0 = d d c ρ + i ∂ v ∧ ∂ ‾ v = ω ^ , h_0 = \rho+ v^2 \quad\text{on } W,\qquad dd^c h_0 = dd^c \rho+ i\,\partial v \wedge\overline{\partial}v = \widehat{\omega}, h 0 = ρ + v 2 on W , d d c h 0 = d d c ρ + i ∂ v ∧ ∂ v = ω ,
where the second identity follows from (6) .
Lemma 12. On a neighbourhood of Λ \Lambda Λ the function h 0 h_0 h 0 satisfies the following.
(a) h 0 ≥ 0 h_0 \ge0 h 0 ≥ 0 , h 0 ∣ Λ = 0 h_0|_\Lambda= 0 h 0 ∣ Λ = 0 and d h 0 ∣ Λ = 0 dh_0|_\Lambda= 0 d h 0 ∣ Λ = 0 .
(b) For q ∈ Λ ∖ ( C 0 ∪ C 1 ) q \in\Lambda\setminus(C_0 \cup C_1) q ∈ Λ ∖ ( C 0 ∪ C 1 ) , Hess q h 0 \operatorname{Hess}_q h_0 Hess q h 0 is positive definite on T q X / T q Λ T_qX/T_q\Lambda T q X / T q Λ .
(c) On π − 1 ( B r B ) \pi^{-1}(\mathbb{B}_{r_B}) π − 1 ( B r B ) write z = x + i y z = x + iy z = x + i y and consider the smooth real function
r = t − Re G ( z ) = log ∣ w ∣ − Re G ( z ) , r = t - \operatorname{Re}G(z) = \log|w| - \operatorname{Re}G(z), r = t − Re G ( z ) = log ∣ w ∣ − Re G ( z ) , where G G G is the function of (12) . Near C 0 C_0 C 0 we have ρ = σ ∣ y ∣ 2 + F 0 ( x ) \rho= \sigma|y|^2 + F_0(x) ρ = σ ∣ y ∣ 2 + F 0 ( x ) by Lemma 11 (d), and
Λ = { x 2 = x 3 = x 4 = x 5 = 0 , y = 0 , r = 0 } , h 0 = ρ + r 2 . \Lambda= \{x_2 = x_3 = x_4 = x_5 = 0,\ y = 0,\ r = 0\},\qquad h_0 = \rho+ r^2. Λ = { x 2 = x 3 = x 4 = x 5 = 0 , y = 0 , r = 0 } , h 0 = ρ + r 2 . At a point q ∈ Λ q \in\Lambda q ∈ Λ near C 0 C_0 C 0 , with x 1 = x 1 ( q ) x_1 = x_1(q) x 1 = x 1 ( q ) ,
Hess q h 0 = 2 σ ∑ j = 1 5 d y j 2 + 2 x 1 2 d x 2 2 + 2 ∑ j = 3 5 d x j 2 + 2 d r 2 , (15) \operatorname{Hess}_q h_0 = 2\sigma\sum_{j=1}^{5}dy_j^2 + 2x_1^2dx_2^2 + 2\sum_{j=3}^{5}dx_j^2 + 2dr^2, \tag*{(15)} Hess q h 0 = 2 σ j = 1 ∑ 5 d y j 2 + 2 x 1 2 d x 2 2 + 2 j = 3 ∑ 5 d x j 2 + 2 d r 2 , (15) where d y j 2 = d y j ⊗ d y j dy_j^2 = dy_j \otimes dy_j d y j 2 = d y j ⊗ d y j , etc., and all differentials are taken at q q q . The ten covectors d y 1 , … , d y 5 , d x 2 , … , d x 5 , d r dy_1,\ldots,dy_5,dx_2,\ldots,dx_5,dr d y 1 , … , d y 5 , d x 2 , … , d x 5 , d r at q q q are linearly independent and vanish on T q Λ T_q\Lambda T q Λ . The same holds near C 1 C_1 C 1 after interchanging z 1 ↔ z 2 z_1 \leftrightarrow z_2 z 1 ↔ z 2 and replacing G G G by G + 1 G+1 G + 1 , that is, r r r by r − 1 r-1 r − 1 .
Proof. (a) holds because both summands of h 0 h_0 h 0 are nonnegative and vanish on Λ \Lambda Λ . For (b), at q ∈ Λ q \in\Lambda q ∈ Λ we have Hess q h 0 = Hess q ρ + 2 d v ⊗ d v \operatorname{Hess}_q h_0 = \operatorname{Hess}_q \rho+ 2\,dv \otimes dv Hess q h 0 = Hess q ρ + 2 d v ⊗ d v . Both terms are positive semidefinite, so ξ \xi ξ lies in the kernel of Hess q h 0 \operatorname{Hess}_q h_0 Hess q h 0 if and only if it lies in the kernels of both. If q ∉ C 0 ∪ C 1 q \notin C_0 \cup C_1 q ∈ / C 0 ∪ C 1 , then π ( q ) ∈ Γ ∖ { 0 } \pi(q) \in\Gamma\setminus\{0\} π ( q ) ∈ Γ ∖ { 0 } , and by Lemma 11 (c) this means that π ∗ ξ ∈ T π ( q ) Γ \pi_*\xi\in T_{\pi(q)}\Gamma π ∗ ξ ∈ T π ( q ) Γ and d v ( ξ ) = 0 dv(\xi) = 0 d v ( ξ ) = 0 . The vectors ξ \xi ξ with π ∗ ξ ∈ T π ( q ) Γ \pi_*\xi\in T_{\pi(q)}\Gamma π ∗ ξ ∈ T π ( q ) Γ form a 3-dimensional space E E E containing the vertical space ker π ∗ \ker\pi_* ker π ∗ . Since π ∗ α \pi^*\alpha π ∗ α vanishes on vertical vectors, d v = d t dv = dt d v = d t on ker π ∗ \ker\pi_* ker π ∗ , so d v ∣ E ≠ 0 dv|_E \ne0 d v ∣ E = 0 , and the kernel of Hess q h 0 \operatorname{Hess}_q h_0 Hess q h 0 is the 2-dimensional space E ∩ ker d v E \cap\ker dv E ∩ ker d v . It contains T q Λ T_q\Lambda T q Λ , because v ∣ Λ = 0 v|_\Lambda= 0 v ∣ Λ = 0 , hence equals T q Λ T_q\Lambda T q Λ .
For (c), the points of Λ \Lambda Λ over the branch s ≈ 0 s \approx0 s ≈ 0 are ( γ ( s ) , e τ ( s ) + i θ ) (\gamma(s),e^{\tau(s)+i\theta}) ( γ ( s ) , e τ ( s ) + i θ ) with γ ( s ) = ( s , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) \gamma(s) = (s,0,0,0,0) γ ( s ) = ( s , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) and, by (12) , r = τ ( s ) − Re G ( γ ( s ) ) = 0 r = \tau(s) - \operatorname{Re}G(\gamma(s)) = 0 r = τ ( s ) − Re G ( γ ( s )) = 0 ; over the branch s ≈ 1 s \approx1 s ≈ 1 we have r = 1 r = 1 r = 1 . This gives the description of Λ \Lambda Λ near C 0 C_0 C 0 , where we have v = r v = r v = r , because both have the same differential d t − π ∗ α dt - \pi^*\alpha d t − π ∗ α (recall d Re G = α d\operatorname{Re}G = \alpha d Re G = α on B r B \mathbb{B}_{r_B} B r B ), and vanish on Λ \Lambda Λ . Hence, h 0 = ρ + r 2 h_0 = \rho+ r^2 h 0 = ρ + r 2 there, with ρ = σ ∣ y ∣ 2 + F 0 ( x ) \rho= \sigma|y|^2 + F_0(x) ρ = σ ∣ y ∣ 2 + F 0 ( x ) by Lemma 11 (d). Since r ( q ) = 0 r(q) = 0 r ( q ) = 0 and F 0 F_0 F 0 has Hessian 2 x 1 2 d x 2 2 + 2 ∑ j ≥ 3 d x j 2 2x_1^2dx_2^2 + 2\sum_{j\ge3}dx_j^2 2 x 1 2 d x 2 2 + 2 ∑ j ≥ 3 d x j 2 at ( x 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) (x_1,0,0,0,0) ( x 1 , 0 , 0 , 0 , 0 ) , this gives (15) . The covectors d y j dy_j d y j , d x 2 , … , d x 5 dx_2,\ldots,dx_5 d x 2 , … , d x 5 and d r = d t − d Re G dr = dt - d\operatorname{Re}G d r = d t − d Re G are linearly independent, because d t dt d t is independent of d x , d y dx,dy d x , d y , and they vanish on T q Λ T_q\Lambda T q Λ , which is spanned by ∂ x 1 + ∂ x 1 Re G ∂ t \partial_{x_1} + \partial_{x_1}\operatorname{Re}G\,\partial_t ∂ x 1 + ∂ x 1 Re G ∂ t and the rotation vector field of the fibre. Near C 1 C_1 C 1 , use (12) for s s s near 1 1 1 . □ \square □
Thus the only degeneracy of h 0 h_0 h 0 sits in the direction ∂ x 2 \partial_{x_2} ∂ x 2 along C 0 C_0 C 0 (respectively ∂ x 1 \partial_{x_1} ∂ x 1 along C 1 C_1 C 1 ). Indeed, { h 0 = 0 } \{h_0 = 0\} { h 0 = 0 } contains, besides Λ \Lambda Λ , an additional locus { z 1 = z 3 = z 4 = z 5 = 0 , z 2 ∈ R , r = 0 } \{z_1 = z_3 = z_4 = z_5 = 0,\ z_2 \in\mathbb{R},\ r = 0\} { z 1 = z 3 = z 4 = z 5 = 0 , z 2 ∈ R , r = 0 } near C 0 C_0 C 0 . The goal of the next subsection is to modify h 0 h_0 h 0 so that it vanishes precisely on Λ \Lambda Λ .
Correcting the Hessian
We remove this degeneracy by adding to h 0 h_0 h 0 small multiples of the pluriharmonic functions Re z 2 2 = x 2 2 − y 2 2 \operatorname{Re}z_2^2 = x_2^2 - y_2^2 Re z 2 2 = x 2 2 − y 2 2 near C 0 C_0 C 0 and Re z 1 2 \operatorname{Re}z_1^2 Re z 1 2 near C 1 C_1 C 1 , cut off away from these circles. Fix r 0 > 0 r_0 > 0 r 0 > 0 , and let
N 0 = { ∣ x 1 ∣ < 3 r 0 , ∣ y 1 ∣ < 3 r 0 , ∣ z j ∣ < 3 r 0 ( j = 2 , … , 5 ) , ∣ r ∣ < 3 r 0 } . N_0 = \left\{|x_1| < 3r_0,\ |y_1| < 3r_0,\ |z_j| < 3r_0\ (j=2,\ldots,5),\ |r| < 3r_0\right\}. N 0 = { ∣ x 1 ∣ < 3 r 0 , ∣ y 1 ∣ < 3 r 0 , ∣ z j ∣ < 3 r 0 ( j = 2 , … , 5 ) , ∣ r ∣ < 3 r 0 } .
where z = x + i y z=x+iy z = x + i y and r = log ∣ w ∣ − Re G ( z ) r=\log|w|-\operatorname{Re}G(z) r = log ∣ w ∣ − Re G ( z ) are the functions of Lemma 12(c). For r 0 r_0 r 0 sufficiently small, N 0 N_0 N 0 is a neighbourhood of C 0 C_0 C 0 contained in W ∩ π − 1 ( B r 3 ) W\cap\pi^{-1}(B_{r_3}) W ∩ π − 1 ( B r 3 ) , so that r r r is defined on N 0 N_0 N 0 and ρ = σ ∣ y ∣ 2 + F 0 ( x ) \rho=\sigma|y|^2+F_0(x) ρ = σ ∣ y ∣ 2 + F 0 ( x ) there by Lemma 11(d), with F 0 F_0 F 0 as in (13); moreover v = r v=r v = r on N 0 N_0 N 0 by Lemma 12(c), and
Λ ∩ N 0 = { ∣ x 1 ∣ < 3 r 0 , y 1 = 0 , z 2 = z 3 = z 4 = z 5 = 0 , r = 0 } . \Lambda\cap N_0=\{|x_1|<3r_0,\ y_1=0,\ z_2=z_3=z_4=z_5=0,\ r=0\}. Λ ∩ N 0 = { ∣ x 1 ∣ < 3 r 0 , y 1 = 0 , z 2 = z 3 = z 4 = z 5 = 0 , r = 0 } .
Define N 1 N_1 N 1 in the same way near C 1 C_1 C 1 , interchanging z 1 z_1 z 1 and z 2 z_2 z 2 and replacing r r r by r − 1 r-1 r − 1 . Since t = r + Re G ( z ) t=r+\operatorname{Re}G(z) t = r + Re G ( z ) is close to 0 on N 0 N_0 N 0 and close to 1 on N 1 N_1 N 1 , we have N 0 ∩ N 1 = ∅ N_0\cap N_1=\varnothing N 0 ∩ N 1 = ∅ for r 0 r_0 r 0 small. Let χ ∈ C ∞ ( R , [ 0 , 1 ] ) \chi\in C^\infty(\mathbb{R},[0,1]) χ ∈ C ∞ ( R , [ 0 , 1 ]) satisfy χ = 1 \chi=1 χ = 1 on [ − r 0 , r 0 ] [-r_0,r_0] [ − r 0 , r 0 ] and supp χ ⊂ ( − 2 r 0 , 2 r 0 ) \operatorname{supp}\chi\subset(-2r_0,2r_0) supp χ ⊂ ( − 2 r 0 , 2 r 0 ) , and let
ψ 0 = χ ( x 1 ) ϑ ( y 1 , r , z 2 , z 3 , z 4 , z 5 ) . \psi_0=\chi(x_1)\vartheta(y_1,r,z_2,z_3,z_4,z_5). ψ 0 = χ ( x 1 ) ϑ ( y 1 , r , z 2 , z 3 , z 4 , z 5 ) .
where ϑ \vartheta ϑ is a smooth function of ( y 1 , r , z 2 , … , z 5 ) (y_1,r,z_2,\ldots,z_5) ( y 1 , r , z 2 , … , z 5 ) with values in [ 0 , 1 ] [0,1] [ 0 , 1 ] , equal to 1 near 0 and supported in { ∣ y 1 ∣ , ∣ r ∣ , ∣ z j ∣ < 2 r 0 } \{|y_1|,|r|,|z_j|<2r_0\} { ∣ y 1 ∣ , ∣ r ∣ , ∣ z j ∣ < 2 r 0 } . Then ψ 0 ∈ C c ∞ ( N 0 ) \psi_0\in C^\infty_c(N_0) ψ 0 ∈ C c ∞ ( N 0 ) , and ψ 0 = χ ( x 1 ) \psi_0=\chi(x_1) ψ 0 = χ ( x 1 ) on Λ ∩ N 0 \Lambda\cap N_0 Λ ∩ N 0 . Define ψ 1 ∈ C c ∞ ( N 1 ) \psi_1\in C^\infty_c(N_1) ψ 1 ∈ C c ∞ ( N 1 ) in the same way, with the roles of z 1 z_1 z 1 and z 2 z_2 z 2 interchanged. Extended by zero, ψ 0 \psi_0 ψ 0 and ψ 1 \psi_1 ψ 1 are smooth functions on X X X with disjoint compact supports. For κ > 0 \kappa>0 κ > 0 put
g κ = κ 2 ( ψ 0 Re z 2 2 + ψ 1 Re z 1 2 ) ∈ C c ∞ ( X ) , h = h 0 + g κ on W , ω κ = ω ^ + d d c g κ . g_\kappa=\frac{\kappa}{2}\left(\psi_0\operatorname{Re}z_2^2+\psi_1\operatorname{Re}z_1^2\right)\in C^\infty_c(X),\qquad h=h_0+g_\kappa\ \text{on }W,\qquad\omega_\kappa=\widehat{\omega}+dd^cg_\kappa. g κ = 2 κ ( ψ 0 Re z 2 2 + ψ 1 Re z 1 2 ) ∈ C c ∞ ( X ) , h = h 0 + g κ on W , ω κ = ω + d d c g κ .
Then ω κ \omega_\kappa ω κ is a smooth, closed, real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form on X X X , cohomologous to ω ^ \widehat{\omega} ω , and ω κ = d d c h \omega_\kappa=dd^ch ω κ = d d c h on W W W .
Lemma 13. For κ > 0 \kappa>0 κ > 0 sufficiently small the following hold.
(a) ω κ \omega_\kappa ω κ is a Kähler form on X X X .
(b) h ∣ Λ = 0 h|_\Lambda=0 h ∣ Λ = 0 , d h ∣ Λ = 0 dh|_\Lambda=0 d h ∣ Λ = 0 , and Hess q h \operatorname{Hess}_q h Hess q h is positive definite on T q X / T q Λ T_qX/T_q\Lambda T q X / T q Λ for every q ∈ Λ q\in\Lambda q ∈ Λ .
(c) There are a neighbourhood W ′ ′ W'' W ′′ of Λ \Lambda Λ and c > 0 c>0 c > 0 with h ≥ c dist ( ⋅ , Λ ) 2 h\ge c\operatorname{dist}(\cdot,\Lambda)^2 h ≥ c dist ( ⋅ , Λ ) 2 on W ′ ′ W'' W ′′ .
Proof. (a) Put T = d d c ( 1 2 ψ 0 Re z 2 2 + 1 2 ψ 1 Re z 1 2 ) T=dd^c\left(\frac{1}{2}\psi_0\operatorname{Re}z_2^2+\frac{1}{2}\psi_1\operatorname{Re}z_1^2\right) T = d d c ( 2 1 ψ 0 Re z 2 2 + 2 1 ψ 1 Re z 1 2 ) , so that d d c g κ = κ T dd^cg_\kappa=\kappa T d d c g κ = κ T . This is a smooth real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form on X X X with support in the compact set S = supp ψ 0 ∪ supp ψ 1 S=\operatorname{supp}\psi_0\cup\operatorname{supp}\psi_1 S = supp ψ 0 ∪ supp ψ 1 . Fix a Hermitian metric g g g on X X X . Since ω ^ \widehat{\omega} ω is positive definite and S S S is compact, there is m > 0 m>0 m > 0 with ω ^ ≥ 2 m g \widehat{\omega}\ge2mg ω ≥ 2 m g on S S S , and there is C > 0 C>0 C > 0 with T ≥ − C g T\ge-Cg T ≥ − C g on S S S . For κ < m / C \kappa<m/C κ < m / C we get ω κ ≥ m g \omega_\kappa\ge mg ω κ ≥ m g on S S S , while ω κ = ω ^ > 0 \omega_\kappa=\widehat{\omega}>0 ω κ = ω > 0 on X ∖ S X\setminus S X ∖ S . Hence, ω κ \omega_\kappa ω κ is a Kähler form.
(b) On N 0 N_0 N 0 the function Re z 2 2 \operatorname{Re}z_2^2 Re z 2 2 vanishes to second order along { z 2 = 0 } ⊃ Λ ∩ N 0 \{z_2=0\}\supset\Lambda\cap N_0 { z 2 = 0 } ⊃ Λ ∩ N 0 . Therefore, ψ 0 Re z 2 2 \psi_0\operatorname{Re}z_2^2 ψ 0 Re z 2 2 and its differential vanish on Λ \Lambda Λ , and for q ∈ Λ ∩ N 0 q\in\Lambda\cap N_0 q ∈ Λ ∩ N 0
Hess q ( ψ 0 Re z 2 2 ) = ψ 0 ( q ) Hess q Re z 2 2 = χ ( x 1 ( q ) ) Hess q ( x 2 2 − y 2 2 ) . \operatorname{Hess}_q(\psi_0\operatorname{Re}z_2^2)=\psi_0(q)\operatorname{Hess}_q\operatorname{Re}z_2^2=\chi(x_1(q))\operatorname{Hess}_q(x_2^2-y_2^2). Hess q ( ψ 0 Re z 2 2 ) = ψ 0 ( q ) Hess q Re z 2 2 = χ ( x 1 ( q )) Hess q ( x 2 2 − y 2 2 ) .
The same holds near C 1 C_1 C 1 . Together with Lemma 12(a) this gives h ∣ Λ = 0 h|_\Lambda=0 h ∣ Λ = 0 and d h ∣ Λ = 0 dh|_\Lambda=0 d h ∣ Λ = 0 . Since h h h and d h dh d h vanish along Λ \Lambda Λ , we have Hess q h ( ξ , η ) = 0 \operatorname{Hess}_q h(\xi,\eta)=0 Hess q h ( ξ , η ) = 0 whenever ξ ∈ T q Λ \xi\in T_q\Lambda ξ ∈ T q Λ , so Hess q h \operatorname{Hess}_q h Hess q h descends to a quadratic form on T q X / T q Λ T_qX/T_q\Lambda T q X / T q Λ .
Let q ∈ Λ ∩ N 0 q\in\Lambda\cap N_0 q ∈ Λ ∩ N 0 and write x 1 = x 1 ( q ) x_1=x_1(q) x 1 = x 1 ( q ) . Then ψ 1 = 0 \psi_1=0 ψ 1 = 0 near q q q , and by (15)
Hess q h = 2 σ d y 1 2 + ( 2 σ − κ χ ( x 1 ) ) d y 2 2 + 2 σ ∑ j = 3 5 d y j 2 + ( 2 x 1 2 + κ χ ( x 1 ) ) d x 2 2 + 2 ∑ j = 3 5 d x j 2 + 2 d r 2 . \operatorname{Hess}_q h=2\sigma\,dy_1^2+(2\sigma-\kappa\chi(x_1))\,dy_2^2+2\sigma\sum_{j=3}^{5}dy_j^2+(2x_1^2+\kappa\chi(x_1))\,dx_2^2+2\sum_{j=3}^{5}dx_j^2+2\,dr^2. Hess q h = 2 σ d y 1 2 + ( 2 σ − κ χ ( x 1 )) d y 2 2 + 2 σ j = 3 ∑ 5 d y j 2 + ( 2 x 1 2 + κ χ ( x 1 )) d x 2 2 + 2 j = 3 ∑ 5 d x j 2 + 2 d r 2 .
By Lemma 12(c), the ten covectors appearing here form a basis of the dual of T q X / T q Λ T_qX/T_q\Lambda T q X / T q Λ . For 0 < κ ≤ 1 0<\kappa\le1 0 < κ ≤ 1 all coefficients are at least min ( κ , 2 r 0 2 ) \min(\kappa,2r_0^2) min ( κ , 2 r 0 2 ) : indeed, 2 x 1 2 + κ χ ( x 1 ) ≥ κ 2x_1^2+\kappa\chi(x_1)\ge\kappa 2 x 1 2 + κ χ ( x 1 ) ≥ κ for ∣ x 1 ∣ ≤ r 0 |x_1|\le r_0 ∣ x 1 ∣ ≤ r 0 and ≥ 2 r 0 2 \ge2r_0^2 ≥ 2 r 0 2 for ∣ x 1 ∣ ≥ r 0 |x_1|\ge r_0 ∣ x 1 ∣ ≥ r 0 , and 2 σ − κ χ ( x 1 ) ≥ 1 2\sigma-\kappa\chi(x_1)\ge1 2 σ − κ χ ( x 1 ) ≥ 1 , because σ ≥ 1 \sigma\ge1 σ ≥ 1 and κ ≤ 1 \kappa\le1 κ ≤ 1 . The situation near C 1 C_1 C 1 is symmetric. At the remaining points q ∈ Λ ∖ ( N 0 ∪ N 1 ) q\in\Lambda\setminus(N_0\cup N_1) q ∈ Λ ∖ ( N 0 ∪ N 1 ) , the function g κ g_\kappa g κ vanishes identically near q q q , and q ∉ C 0 ∪ C 1 q\notin C_0\cup C_1 q ∈ / C 0 ∪ C 1 , so Hess q h = Hess q h 0 \operatorname{Hess}_q h=\operatorname{Hess}_q h_0 Hess q h = Hess q h 0 is positive definite on T q X / T q Λ T_qX/T_q\Lambda T q X / T q Λ by Lemma 12(b).
(c) By (b) and the compactness of Λ \Lambda Λ , there is c > 0 c>0 c > 0 such that Hess q h ≥ 2 c ∣ ⋅ ∣ 2 \operatorname{Hess}_q h\ge2c|\cdot|^2 Hess q h ≥ 2 c ∣ ⋅ ∣ 2 on the orthogonal complement of T q Λ T_q\Lambda T q Λ for every q ∈ Λ q\in\Lambda q ∈ Λ . Taylor's formula, applied uniformly on the compact set Λ \Lambda Λ , gives h ≥ c dist ( ⋅ , Λ ) 2 h\ge c\operatorname{dist}(\cdot,\Lambda)^2 h ≥ c dist ( ⋅ , Λ ) 2 on a neighbourhood W ′ ′ W'' W ′′ of Λ \Lambda Λ . ▫
From now on κ \kappa κ is fixed so that Lemma 13 holds, and we write ω = ω κ \omega=\omega_\kappa ω = ω κ . Thus ω \omega ω is a Kähler form on X X X , and ω = d d c h \omega=dd^ch ω = d d c h on W W W .
Proof of Theorem 2
Let c > 0 c>0 c > 0 be as in Lemma 13(c). Since Λ \Lambda Λ is compact, after shrinking the neighbourhood W ′ ′ W'' W ′′ of that lemma we may assume that W ′ ′ = { dist ( ⋅ , Λ ) < r 1 } W''=\{\operatorname{dist}(\cdot,\Lambda)<r_1\} W ′′ = { dist ( ⋅ , Λ ) < r 1 } for some r 1 > 0 r_1>0 r 1 > 0 and that W ′ ′ ⊂ W W''\subset W W ′′ ⊂ W , so that h h h is defined on W ′ ′ W'' W ′′ and ω = d d c h \omega=dd^ch ω = d d c h there. We fix 0 < ε < c r 1 2 / 4 0<\varepsilon<cr_1^2/4 0 < ε < c r 1 2 /4 and put
U = W ′ ′ , h ε = h − ε : U → R , K = { x ∈ U : h ε ( x ) ≤ 0 } . U=W'',\qquad h_\varepsilon=h-\varepsilon:U\to\mathbb{R},\qquad K=\{x\in U:h_\varepsilon(x)\leq0\}. U = W ′′ , h ε = h − ε : U → R , K = { x ∈ U : h ε ( x ) ≤ 0 } .
Then K ⊂ { dist ( ⋅ , Λ ) ≤ ε / c } ⋐ U K\subset\{\operatorname{dist}(\cdot,\Lambda)\leq\sqrt{\varepsilon/c}\}\Subset U K ⊂ { dist ( ⋅ , Λ ) ≤ ε / c } ⋐ U is compact, Λ = { h = 0 } ⊂ int K \Lambda=\{h=0\}\subset\operatorname{int}K Λ = { h = 0 } ⊂ int K , and h ε h_\varepsilon h ε is strictly plurisubharmonic with d d c h ε = ω ∣ U dd^ch_\varepsilon=\omega|_U d d c h ε = ω ∣ U , where ω \omega ω is a Kähler form on X X X by Lemma 13(a). This proves (i), and we rename h ε h_\varepsilon h ε as h h h in the statement of the theorem. Decreasing ε \varepsilon ε if necessary, we may also assume that ε \varepsilon ε is a regular value of h h h , so that K K K is a compact domain with smooth strictly pseudoconvex boundary { h = ε } \{h=\varepsilon\} { h = ε } . Indeed, by Lemma 13(b) the function h h h vanishes to second order along Λ \Lambda Λ with transversally nondegenerate Hessian, so by Taylor’s formula ∣ d h ∣ ≥ c ′ dist ( ⋅ , Λ ) |dh|\geq c'\operatorname{dist}(\cdot,\Lambda) ∣ d h ∣ ≥ c ′ dist ( ⋅ , Λ ) on a neighbourhood of Λ \Lambda Λ for some c ′ > 0 c'>0 c ′ > 0 ; hence h h h has no critical points near Λ \Lambda Λ outside Λ \Lambda Λ , while { h ≤ ε } \{h\leq\varepsilon\} { h ≤ ε } shrinks to Λ \Lambda Λ as ε → 0 \varepsilon\to0 ε → 0 . The torus Λ ⊂ int K \Lambda\subset\operatorname{int}K Λ ⊂ int K is smooth, compact and totally real, as shown in Sec. 5.2.
Isotropy and proof of (ii). By Lemma 13(b), d h = 0 dh=0 d h = 0 at every point of Λ \Lambda Λ , as a covector on all of T q X T_qX T q X ; this is unchanged by the constant ε \varepsilon ε . Since d c h = − 1 4 d h ∘ J d^ch=-\frac{1}{4}dh\circ J d c h = − 4 1 d h ∘ J , the 1-form d c h d^ch d c h also vanishes on T q X T_qX T q X for every q ∈ Λ q\in\Lambda q ∈ Λ , not merely on T q Λ T_q\Lambda T q Λ . If ι : Λ → X \iota:\Lambda\to X ι : Λ → X is the inclusion, then ι ∗ d c h = 0 \iota^*d^ch=0 ι ∗ d c h = 0 , and hence ι ∗ ( d d c h ) = d ( ι ∗ d c h ) = 0 \iota^*(dd^ch)=d(\iota^*d^ch)=0 ι ∗ ( d d c h ) = d ( ι ∗ d c h ) = 0 . Thus: if a 2-form Ω \Omega Ω on X X X coincides with λ d d c h \lambda\,dd^ch λ d d c h near Λ \Lambda Λ for some λ ≥ 0 \lambda\geq0 λ ≥ 0 then Ω ∣ Λ = 0 \Omega|_\Lambda=0 Ω ∣ Λ = 0 , i.e., ι ∗ Ω = 0 \iota^*\Omega=0 ι ∗ Ω = 0 . In particular ω ∣ Λ = 0 \omega|_\Lambda=0 ω ∣ Λ = 0 , which proves (ii).
For (iii) and (iv) we use the holomorphic annulus
A = { 0 } × { 1 ≤ ∣ w ∣ ≤ e } , A=\{0\}\times\{1\leq|w|\leq e\}, A = { 0 } × { 1 ≤ ∣ w ∣ ≤ e } ,
oriented as a complex curve, and the annulus B = { ( γ ( s ) , e τ ( s ) + i θ ) : 0 ≤ s ≤ 1 } ⊂ Λ B=\{(\gamma(s),e^{\tau(s)+i\theta}):0\leq s\leq1\}\subset\Lambda B = {( γ ( s ) , e τ ( s ) + i θ ) : 0 ≤ s ≤ 1 } ⊂ Λ , oriented by d s ∧ d θ ds\wedge d\theta d s ∧ d θ . Orient C 0 C_0 C 0 and C 1 C_1 C 1 by increasing θ \theta θ . Then ∂ A = C 1 − C 0 = ∂ B \partial A=C_1-C_0=\partial B ∂ A = C 1 − C 0 = ∂ B , so Σ = A − B \Sigma=A-B Σ = A − B is a closed (piecewise smooth) integral 2-cycle in X X X .
Lemma 14. Suppose that Λ \Lambda Λ is isotropic with respect to a Kähler form Ω \Omega Ω on X X X , i.e., Ω ∣ Λ = 0 \Omega|_\Lambda=0 Ω ∣ Λ = 0 . Then ∫ Σ Ω = ∫ A Ω > 0 \int_\Sigma\Omega=\int_A\Omega>0 ∫ Σ Ω = ∫ A Ω > 0 . In particular [ Ω ] ≠ 0 [\Omega]\ne0 [ Ω ] = 0 in H 2 ( X , R ) H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , R ) .
Proof. Since B ⊂ Λ B\subset\Lambda B ⊂ Λ , we have ∫ B Ω = 0 \int_B\Omega=0 ∫ B Ω = 0 . Also ∫ A Ω > 0 \int_A\Omega>0 ∫ A Ω > 0 , because A A A is a complex curve and Ω \Omega Ω is Kähler. Hence, ⟨ [ Ω ] , [ Σ ] ⟩ = ∫ A Ω − ∫ B Ω > 0 \langle[\Omega],[\Sigma]\rangle=\int_A\Omega-\int_B\Omega>0 ⟨[ Ω ] , [ Σ ]⟩ = ∫ A Ω − ∫ B Ω > 0 .
Proof of (iii). Let λ > 0 \lambda>0 λ > 0 , and let Ω \Omega Ω be a Kähler form with Ω = d d c ( λ h ) \Omega=dd^c(\lambda h) Ω = d d c ( λh ) near K ⊃ Λ K\supset\Lambda K ⊃ Λ . By the above discussion we have Ω ∣ Λ = 0 \Omega|_\Lambda=0 Ω ∣ Λ = 0 , so [ Ω ] ≠ 0 [\Omega]\ne0 [ Ω ] = 0 by Lemma 14. By Lemma 8 we have H X = 0 \mathcal{H}_X=0 H X = 0 , so Ω \Omega Ω is not a Hodge form. Taking λ = N \lambda=N λ = N shows that d d c ( N h ) dd^c(Nh) d d c ( N h ) has no Hodge extension.
Proof of (iv). We first show that A ⊂ Λ ^ M ( X ) A\subset\widehat{\Lambda}_{M(X)} A ⊂ Λ M ( X ) . Since ∂ A = C 0 ∪ C 1 ⊂ Λ \partial A=C_0\cup C_1\subset\Lambda ∂ A = C 0 ∪ C 1 ⊂ Λ , it suffices to show that every complex hypersurface Z Z Z of X X X which meets A A A also meets Λ \Lambda Λ . Suppose, to the contrary, that Z ∩ A ≠ ∅ Z\cap A\ne\varnothing Z ∩ A = ∅ and Z ∩ Λ = ∅ Z\cap\Lambda=\varnothing Z ∩ Λ = ∅ . We show that the intersection number of Z Z Z with the cycle Σ \Sigma Σ is positive, while it must vanish because H X = 0 \mathcal{H}_X=0 H X = 0 .
Since X X X is a complex manifold, Z Z Z is the zero set of a holomorphic section s s s of the holomorphic line bundle L = [ Z ] L=[Z] L = [ Z ] . Fix a Hermitian metric on L L L , and let c 1 ( L ) c_1(L) c 1 ( L ) be its Chern form. This is a closed real ( 1 , 1 ) (1,1) ( 1 , 1 ) -form which represents the image of the Chern class of L L L under H 2 ( X , Z ) → H 2 ( X , R ) H^2(X,\mathbb{Z})\to H^2(X,\mathbb{R}) H 2 ( X , Z ) → H 2 ( X , R ) {[8 Ch. 1, §1] }. By Lemma 8 this image is 0, so
∫ Σ c 1 ( L ) = 0. \int_\Sigma c_1(L)=0. ∫ Σ c 1 ( L ) = 0.
On the other hand, if e e e is a local holomorphic frame of L L L and s = f e s=fe s = f e , then c 1 ( L ) = − 1 π d d c log ∣ e ∣ 2 c_1(L)=-\frac{1}{\pi}dd^c\log|e|^2 c 1 ( L ) = − π 1 d d c log ∣ e ∣ 2 , and log ∣ s ∣ 2 = log ∣ f ∣ 2 + log ∣ e ∣ 2 \log|s|^2=\log|f|^2+\log|e|^2 log ∣ s ∣ 2 = log ∣ f ∣ 2 + log ∣ e ∣ 2 with log ∣ f ∣ 2 \log|f|^2 log ∣ f ∣ 2 pluriharmonic away from Z Z Z . Therefore,
c 1 ( L ) = − 1 π d d c log ∣ s ∣ 2 on X ∖ Z . c_1(L)=-\frac{1}{\pi}dd^c\log|s|^2\quad\text{on }X\setminus Z. c 1 ( L ) = − π 1 d d c log ∣ s ∣ 2 on X ∖ Z .
Since B ⊂ Λ ⊂ X ∖ Z B\subset\Lambda\subset X\setminus Z B ⊂ Λ ⊂ X ∖ Z , Stokes’ theorem gives ∫ B c 1 ( L ) = − 1 π ∫ ∂ B d c log ∣ s ∣ 2 \int_B c_1(L)=-\frac{1}{\pi}\int_{\partial B}d^c\log|s|^2 ∫ B c 1 ( L ) = − π 1 ∫ ∂ B d c log ∣ s ∣ 2 . The annulus A A A is not contained in Z Z Z , because ∂ A ⊂ Λ \partial A\subset\Lambda ∂ A ⊂ Λ ; hence A ∩ Z = { p 1 , … , p r } A\cap Z=\{p_1,\ldots,p_r\} A ∩ Z = { p 1 , … , p r } is a finite nonempty set in the interior of A A A . Let m j ≥ 1 m_j\ge1 m j ≥ 1 be the order of vanishing of s ∣ A s|_A s ∣ A at p j p_j p j . By the Poincaré–Lelong formula on the curve A A A [8 Ch. 3, §2] , which here reduces to the identity 1 π d d c log ∣ w − w 0 ∣ 2 = δ w 0 \frac{1}{\pi}dd^c\log|w-w_0|^2=\delta_{w_0} π 1 d d c log ∣ w − w 0 ∣ 2 = δ w 0 in one variable, we have 1 π d d c log ∣ s ∣ 2 = ∑ j m j δ p j − c 1 ( L ) \frac{1}{\pi}dd^c\log|s|^2=\sum_jm_j\delta_{p_j}-c_1(L) π 1 d d c log ∣ s ∣ 2 = ∑ j m j δ p j − c 1 ( L ) as currents on A A A , and therefore
∫ A c 1 ( L ) = ∑ j = 1 r m j − 1 π ∫ ∂ A d c log ∣ s ∣ 2 . \int_A c_1(L)=\sum_{j=1}^{r}m_j-\frac{1}{\pi}\int_{\partial A}d^c\log|s|^2. ∫ A c 1 ( L ) = j = 1 ∑ r m j − π 1 ∫ ∂ A d c log ∣ s ∣ 2 .
Since ∂ A = ∂ B \partial A=\partial B ∂ A = ∂ B , we obtain
∫ Σ c 1 ( L ) = ∫ A c 1 ( L ) − ∫ B c 1 ( L ) = ∑ j = 1 r m j ≥ 1 , \int_\Sigma c_1(L)=\int_A c_1(L)-\int_B c_1(L)=\sum_{j=1}^{r}m_j\ge1, ∫ Σ c 1 ( L ) = ∫ A c 1 ( L ) − ∫ B c 1 ( L ) = j = 1 ∑ r m j ≥ 1 ,
a contradiction. Hence, A ⊂ Λ ^ M ( X ) A\subset\widehat{\Lambda}_{M(X)} A ⊂ Λ M ( X ) .
Since A ∩ Λ = Λ ∩ π − 1 ( 0 ) = ∂ A A\cap\Lambda=\Lambda\cap\pi^{-1}(0)=\partial A A ∩ Λ = Λ ∩ π − 1 ( 0 ) = ∂ A and K K K shrinks to Λ \Lambda Λ as ε → 0 \varepsilon\to0 ε → 0 , after decreasing ε \varepsilon ε if necessary we have A ⊄ K A\not\subset K A ⊂ K . Since A ⊂ K A\subset K A ⊂ K implies Λ ^ M ( X ) ⊂ K ^ M ( X ) \widehat{\Lambda}_{M(X)}\subset\widehat{K}_{M(X)} Λ M ( X ) ⊂ K M ( X ) , both hulls contain points of A ∖ K A\setminus K A ∖ K . Therefore, neither Λ \Lambda Λ nor K K K is meromorphically convex. This completes the proof of Theorem 2. □
Note that the fact that K K K is not meromorphically convex also follows from (iii) and the main theorem of [2 ] : a Hodge extension of d d c h dd^ch d d c h would contradict (iii).
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