Let M be a smooth, compact, orientable, weakly pseudoconvex manifold of dimension 3, embedded in C^N (N greater than or equal to 2), of codimension one or more in C^N, and endowed with the induced CR structure. Assuming that the tangential Cauchy-Riemann operator \bar\partial_b has closed range in L^2 in order to rule out the Rossi example, we push regularity up to show \bar\partial_b has closed range in all Sobolev spaces s for s greater than zero. We then use the Szegö projection to show there is a smooth solution to the \bar\partial_b problem given smooth data. The results are obtained via microlocalization by piecing together estimates for functions and (0,1) forms that hold on different microlocal regions.
In this paper, we consider the boundary M of a weakly pseudoconvex domain in a Stein manifold. We point out a striking difference between the local cohomology and the global cohomology of M, and illustrate this with an example. We also discuss the first and second Cousin problems, and the strong Poincare problem for CR meromorphic functions on the weakly pseudoconvex boundary M.
We construct a pointwise Boutet de Monvel-Sjöstrand parametrix for the Szegő kernel of a weakly pseudoconvex three dimensional CR manifold of finite type assuming the range of its tangential CR operator to be closed; thereby extending the earlier analysis of Christ. This particularly extends Fefferman's boundary asymptotics of the Bergman kernel to weakly pseudoconvex domains in $\mathbb{C}^{2}$, in agreement with D'Angelo's example. Finally our results generalize a three dimensional CR embedding theorem of Lempert.
In this paper we discuss some recent results concerning the regularity and irregularity of the Bergman and Szegő projections on some weakly pseudoconvex domains that have the common feature to possess a nontrivial Nebenhülle.
For a domain $D$ of $\mathbb{C}^n$ which is weakly $q$-pseudoconvex or $q$-pseudoconcave we give a sufficient condition for subelliptic estimates for the $\bar{\partial}$-Neumann problem. The paper extends to domains which are not necessarily pseudoconvex, the results and the techniques of Catlin. MSC: 32D10, 32U05, 32V25
We prove that for certain classes of pseudoconvex domains of finite type, the Bergman-Toeplitz operator $T_ψ$ with symbol $ψ=K^{-α}$ maps from $L^{p}$ to $L^{q}$ continuously with $1< p\le q<\infty$ if and only if $α\ge\frac{1}{p}-\frac{1}{q}$, where $K$ is the Bergman kernel on diagonal. This work generalises the results on strongly pseudoconvex domains by Čučković and McNeal, and Abeta, Raissy and Saracco.
A uniform upper bound for the Diederich--Fornaess index is given for weakly pseudoconvex domains whose Levi-form of the boundary vanishes in $\ell$-directions everywhere.
In this paper we give an asymptotic expansion of the Bergman kernel for certain weakly pseudoconvex tube domains of finite type in C^2. Our asymptotic formula asserts that the singularity of the Bergman kernel at weakly pseudoconvex points is essentially expressed by using two variables; moreover certain real blowing-up is necessary to understand its singularity. The form of the asymptotic expansion with respect to each variable is similar to that in the strictly pseudoconvex case due to C. Fefferman. We also give an analogous result in the case of the Szego kernel.
We relate the existence and regularity of a solution operator to on smoothly bounded pseudoconvex domains to the existence and regularity of a projection operator onto the kernel of dbar.
We introduce a new integral representation formula in the d-bar Neumann Theory on weakly pseudoconvex domains which satisfies certain estimates analogous to the basic L^2 estimate. It is expected that more complete estimates can be obtained in case the boundary is of finite type.
Combining V. Koziarz's observation about the regularity of some modified section related to the initial extension with J. McNeal--D. Varolin's regularity argument, we generalize two theorems of McNeal--Varolin for the $L^2$ extension of $\bar\partial$-closed high-degree forms on a Stein manifold to the weakly pseudoconvex Kähler case under mixed positivity conditions.
A new explicit construction of Cauchy-Fantappié kernels is introduced for an arbitrary weakly pseudoconvex domain with smooth boundary. While not holomorphic in the parameter, the new kernel reflects the complex geometry and the Levi form of the boundary. Some estimates are obtained for the corresponding integral operator, which provide evidence that this kernel and related constructions give useful new tools for complex analysis on this general class of domains.
Let $Ω$ be a bounded, weakly pseudoconvex domain in C^n, n > 1, with real-analytic boundary. A real-analytic submanifold $M \subset bdΩ$ is called an analytic interpolation manifold if every real-analytic function on M extends to a function belonging to $\Cal{O}(\barΩ)$. We provide sufficient conditions for M to be an analytic interpolation manifold. We give examples showing that neither of these conditions can be relaxed, as well as examples of analytic interpolation manifolds lying entirely within the set of weakly pseudoconvex points of $bdΩ$.
We show here a "weak" Hölder-regularity up to the boundary of the solution to the Dirichlet problem for the complex Monge-Ampère equation with data in the $L^p$ space and the boundary of the domain satisfying an $f$-property. The $f$-property is a potential-theoretical condition which holds for all pseudoconvex domains of finite type and many examples of infinite type.
We classify the Lie algebras of infinitesimal CR automorphisms of weakly pseudoconvex hypersurfaces of finite multitype in $\mathbb C^N$. In particular, we prove that such manifolds admit neither nonlinear rigid automorphisms, nor real or nilpotent rotations. As a consequence, this leads to a proof of a sharp 2-jet determination result for local automorphisms. Moreover, for hypersurfaces which are not balanced, CR automorphisms are uniquely determined by their 1-jets. The same classification is derived also for special models, given by sums of squares of polynomials. In particular, in the case…
In this paper, we obtain optimal $L^2$ extension of holomorphic sections of a holomorphic vector bundle from subvarieties in weakly pseudoconvex Kähler manifolds. Moreover, in the case of line bundle the Hermitian metric is allowed to be singular.
We reduce the problem of constructing a linear solution operator to the $\bar{\partial}$-equation on smoothly bounded weakly pseudoconvex domains, $Ω$, in $\mathbb{C}^2$ to the problem of the boundary $\bar{\partial}_b$-equation. We show there is a solution operator to $\bar{\partial}$ which is bounded as a map $W^{s}_{(0,1)}(Ω)\cap{ker} \bar{\partial} \rightarrow W^{s}(Ω)$ for all $s\ge 0$ if there is a corresponding solution operator to the $\bar{\partial}_b$-problem with analogous regularity properties.
Consider the Bergman kernel $K^B(z)$ of the domain $\ellip = \{z \in \Comp^n ; \sum_{j=1}^n |z_j|^{2m_j}<1 \}$, where $m=(m_1,\ldots,m_n) \in \Natl^n$ and $m_n \neq 1$. Let $z^0 \in \partial \ellip$ be any weakly pseudoconvex point, $k \in \Natl$ the degenerate rank of the Levi form at $z^0$. An explicit formula for $K^B(z)$ modulo analytic functions is given in terms of the polar coordinates $(t_1, \ldots, t_k, r)$ around $z^0$. This formula provides detailed information about the singularities of $K^B(z)$, which improves the result of A. Bonami and N. Lohoué \cite{bol}. A similar result is e…
Boas and Straube proved a general sufficient condition for global regularity of the d-bar Neumann problem in terms of families of vector fields that commute approximately with d-bar. In this paper, we study the existence of these vector fields on a compact subset of the boundary whose interior is foliated by complex manifolds. This question turns out to be closely related to properties of interest from the point of view of foliation theory.
In this article, we consider minimal $L^2$ integrals on the sublevel sets of plurisubharmonic functions on weakly pseudoconvex Kähler manifolds with Lebesgue measurable gain related to modules at boundary points of the sublevel sets, and establish a concavity property of the minimal $L^2$ integrals. As applications, we present a necessary condition for the concavity degenerating to linearity, a concavity property related to modules at inner points of the sublevel sets, an optimal support function related to the modules, a strong openness property of the modules and a twisted version, an effect…
In this paper we study the Bergman-Toeplitz operator $T_ψ$ induced by $ψ(w) = K_Ω^{-α}(w,w)d_Ω^β(w)$ with $α, β\geq 0$ acting from a weighted $L^p$-space $L_a^p(Ω)$ to another one $L_a^q(Ω)$ on a large class of pseudoconvex domains of finite type. In the case $1 < p \leq q < \infty$, the following results are established: \\ - Necessary and sufficient conditions for boundedness, which generalize the recent results obtained by Khanh, Liu and Thuc.\\ - Upper and lower estimates for essential norm, in particular, a criterion for compactness.\\ - A characterization of Schatten class membership of …
We study spectral stability of the $\bar\partial$-Neumann Laplacian on a bounded domain in $\mathbb{C}^n$ when the underlying domain is perturbed. In particular, we establish upper semi-continuity properties for the variational eigenvalues of the $\bar\partial$-Neumann Laplacian on bounded pseudoconvex domains in $\mathbb{C}^n$, lower semi-continuity properties on pseudoconvex domains that satisfy property ($P$), and quantitative estimates on smooth bounded pseudoconvex domains of finite D'Angelo type in $\mathbb{C}^n$.
Let M of real dimension 2n-1 be a compact, orientable, weakly pseudoconvex manifold of dimension at least five, embedded in C^N (n less than or equal to N), of codimension one or more in C^N, and endowed with the induced CR structure. We show the tangential Cauchy-Riemann operator has closed range on such a manifold M, hence we get global existence and regularity results for the \bar\partial_b problem. We also show the middle (i.e. corresponding to (p,q) forms for q between 1 and n-2) \bar\partial_b cohomology groups of M with respect to L^2, Sobolev s, and smooth coefficients are finite and i…
We solve the $\partial \bar{\partial}$-problem for the differential forms of class $C^\infty$ with boundary value in currents sense defined on a contractible completely strictly pseudoconvex domain of a complex manifold.
We solve the $\partial \bar{\partial}$-problem for a form with distribution boundary value on a strongly pseudoconvex contractible domain of a complex manifold.
We obtain weighted estimates for the $\bar{\partial}$-Neumann operator on intersections of two smooth strictly pseudoconvex domains in $\mathbb{C}^2$. The regularity estimates are described with the use of Sobolev norms with weights which are powers of the defining functions of the two domains.
We show there is a solution operator to $\bar{\partial}$ which is bounded as a map $W^{s}_{(0,1)}(Ω)\cap\mbox{ker }\bar{\partial}\rightarrow W^{s}(Ω)$ for all $s\ge 0$.
By using a variant Property $(P_q)$ of Catlin, we discuss the relation of small set of weakly pseudoconvex points on the boundary of pseudoconvex domain and compactness of the $\overline{\partial}$-Neumann operator. In particular, we show that if the Hausdorff $(2n-2)$-dimensional measure of the weakly pseudoconvex points on the boundary of a smooth bounded pseudoconvex domain is zero, then the $\overline{\partial}$-Neumann operator $N_{n-1}$ is compact on $(0,n-1)$-level $L^2$-integrable forms.
It is well known that elliptic estimates fail for the $\bar\partial$-Neumann problem. Instead, the best that one can hope for is that derivatives in every direction but one can be estimated by the associated Dirichlet form, and when this happens, we say that the $\bar\partial$-Neumann problem satisfies maximal estimates. In the pseudoconvex case, a necessary and sufficient geometric condition for maximal estimates has been derived by Derridj (for $(0,1)$-forms) and Ben Moussa (for $(0,q)$-forms when $q\geq 1$). In this paper, we explore necessary conditions and sufficient conditions for maxima…
We show that for any bounded domain $Ω\subset\Cp ^n$ of 1-type $2k $ which is locally convexifiable at $p\in bΩ$, having a Stein neighborhood basis, there is a biholomorphic map $f:\barΩ\rightarrow \Cp ^n $ such that $f(p)$ is a global extreme point of type $2k$ for $f{(\barΩ)}$.
We consider the Szegö kernel for non-pseudoconvex domains in C^2 given by Ω= {(z,w): Im w > b(Re z)} for b a non-convex even-degree polynomial with positive leading coefficient. This is an extension of results previously obtained by the authors for the case in which b has degree 4. We show that the Szegö kernel has singularities off the diagonal of the boundary of \barΩ \times \barΩ for all such domains, as well as points on the diagonal of the boundary at which it is finite.
This note discusses the problem of the effective termination of Kohn's algorithm for subelliptic multipliers for bounded smooth weakly pseudoconvex domains of finite type. We give a complete proof for the case of special domains of finite type and indicate briefly how this method is to be extended to the case of general bounded smooth weakly pseudoconvex domains of finite type.
We show, under an assumption on the weakly pseudoconvex points, the trivial Diederich--Fornæss index directly implies the global regularities of the $\bar{\partial}$-Neumann operators.
We consider the Szegö kernel for domains Ωin C^2 given by Ω= {(z,w): Im w > b(Re z)} where b is a non-convex quartic polynomial with positive leading coefficient. Such domains are not pseudoconvex. We describe the subset of \barΩ \times \barΩ on which the kernel and all its derivatives are finite. In particular, we show that there are points off the diagonal of the boundary at which the Szegö kernel is infitie as well as points on the diagonal at which it is finite.
We show that if a bounded pseudoconvex domain satisfies the solvability of the bounded $\bar{\partial}$ problem, then the ideal of bounded holomorphic functions vanishing at a point in the domain is finitely generated. We also prove a smooth analog of the main result for bounded pseudoconvex domains with a sufficiently smooth boundary and also consider the Bergman space case.
This paper is concerned with proving superlogarithmic estimates for the operator $\Box_b$ on pseudoconvex CR manifolds and using them to establish hypoellipticity of $\Box_b$ and of the $\bar{\partial}$-Neumann problem. These estimates are established under the assumption that subellipticity degenerates in certain specified ways.
We show that if the closure of a smooth pseudoconvex domain admits a "sufficiently nice" Stein neighborhood basis, then the d-bar Neumann problem on the domain is globally regular.
We give an explicit verifiable characterization of weakly pseudoconvex but locally nonconvexifiable hypersurfaces of finite type in dimension two. It is expressed in terms of a generalized model, which captures local geometry of the hypersurface both in the complex tangential and nontangential directions. As an application we obtain a new class of nonconvexifiable pseudoconvex hypersurfaces with convex models.
We show that a complex manifold M in the boundary of a smooth bounded pseudoconvex domain in C^n is an obstruction to compactness of the d-bar-Neumann operator on the domain, provided that at some point of M, the Levi form has the maximal possible rank n-1-dim(M) (i.e. the domain is strictly pseudoconvex in the directions transverse to M). In particular, an analytic disc is an obstruction, provided that at some point of the disc, the Levi form has only one zero eigenvalue. We also show that a boundary point where the Levi form has only one zero eigenvalue can be picked up by the plurisubharmon…
A smooth bounded pseudoconvex domain in two complex variables is of finite type if and only if the number of eigenvalues of the d-bar-Neumann Laplacian that are less than or equal to $λ$ has at most polynomial growth as $λ$ goes to infinity.
For smooth bounded pseudoconvex domains in $mathbb{C}^{2}$, we provide geometric conditions on (the points of infinite type in) the boundary which imply compactness of the $\bar{\partial}$-Neumann operator. It is noteworthy that the proof of compactness does \emph{not} proceed via verifying the known potential theoretic sufficient conditions.
Let $M$ be a strongly pseudoconvex complex $G$-manifold with compact quotient $M/G$. We provide a simple condition on forms $α$ sufficient for the regular solvability of the equation $\square u=α$ and other problems related to the $\bar\partial$-Neumann problem on $M$.
Let $Ω$ be a bounded, pseudoconvex domain of $\mathbb C^n$ satisfying the "$f$-Property". The $f$-Property is a consequence of the geometric "type" of the boundary; it holds for all pseudoconvex domains of finite type but may also occur for many relevant classes of domains of infinite type. In this paper, we prove the existence, uniqueness and "weak" Hölder-regularity up to the boundary of the solution to the Dirichlet problem for the complex Monge-Ampère equation $$ \begin{cases} \det\left[\dfrac{\partial^2(u)}{\partial z_i\partial\bar z_j}\right]=h\ge 0 & \text{in}\quadΩ,\\ u=ϕ& \text{on} \q…
The $\bar{\partial}$-Neumann problem is the fundamental boundary value problem in several complex variables. It features an elliptic operator coupled with non-coercive boundary conditions. The problem is globally regular on many, but not all, pseudoconvex domains. We discuss several recent developments in the $L^{2}$-Sobolev theory of the $\bar{\partial}$-Neumann problem that concern compactness and global regularity.
Let $Ω\subset\mathbb{C}^m$ be a bounded pseudoconvex domain with smooth boundary. For each $k\in\mathbb{N}$, we give a sufficient condition to estimate the $\bar\partial$-Neumann operator in the Sobolev space $W^k(Ω)$. The key feature of our results is a precise formula for $k$ in terms of the geometry of the boundary of $Ω$.
We study the equation $\dot{u}=\log\det (u_{α\barβ})+f(t,z,u)$ in domains of $\mathbb C^n$. This equation has a close connection with the Kähler-Ricci flow. In this paper, we consider the case of the boundary conditions are smooth and the initial conditions are bounded.
By establishing a unified estimate of the twisted Kohn-Morrey-Hörmander estimate and the $q$-pseudoconvex Ahn-Zampieri estimate, we discuss variants of Property $(P_q)$ of Catlin and Property $(\widetilde{P_q})$ of McNeal on the boundary of a smooth pseudoconvex domain in $\mathbb{C}^n$ for certain high level forms. These variant conditions on the one side, imply $L^2$-compactness of the $\overline{\partial}$-Neumann operator on the associated domain, on the other side, are different from the classical Property $(P_q)$ and Property $(\widetilde{P_q})$. As an application of our result, we show …
