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CR Geometry
In mathematics, a CR manifold, or Cauchy–Riemann manifold, is a differentiable manifold together with a geometric structure modeled on that of a real hypersurface in a complex vector space, or more generally modeled on an edge of a wedge. Formally, a CR manifold is a differentiable manifold ''M'' together with a preferred complex distribution ''L'', or in other words a complex subbundle of the complexified tangent bundle \Complex TM = TM \otimes_\mathbb \Complex such that * ,Lsubseteq L (''L'' is formally integrable) * L\cap\bar=\. The subbundle ''L'' is called a CR structure on the manifold ''M''. The abbreviation CR stands for " Cauchy–Riemann" or "Complex-Real". Introduction and motivation The notion of a CR structure attempts to describe ''intrinsically'' the property of being a hypersurface (or certain real submanifolds of higher codimension) in complex space by studying the properties of holomorphic vector fields which are tangent to the hypersurface. Suppose for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathematics
Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many areas of mathematics, which include number theory (the study of numbers), algebra (the study of formulas and related structures), geometry (the study of shapes and spaces that contain them), Mathematical analysis, analysis (the study of continuous changes), and set theory (presently used as a foundation for all mathematics). Mathematics involves the description and manipulation of mathematical object, abstract objects that consist of either abstraction (mathematics), abstractions from nature orin modern mathematicspurely abstract entities that are stipulated to have certain properties, called axioms. Mathematics uses pure reason to proof (mathematics), prove properties of objects, a ''proof'' consisting of a succession of applications of in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirichlet Problem
In mathematics, a Dirichlet problem asks for a function which solves a specified partial differential equation (PDE) in the interior of a given region that takes prescribed values on the boundary of the region. The Dirichlet problem can be solved for many PDEs, although originally it was posed for Laplace's equation. In that case the problem can be stated as follows: :Given a function ''f'' that has values everywhere on the boundary of a region in \mathbb^n, is there a unique continuous function u twice continuously differentiable in the interior and continuous on the boundary, such that u is harmonic in the interior and u=f on the boundary? This requirement is called the Dirichlet boundary condition. The main issue is to prove the existence of a solution; uniqueness can be proven using the maximum principle. History The Dirichlet problem goes back to George Green, who studied the problem on general domains with general boundary conditions in his ''Essay on the Application o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plurisubharmonic Function
In mathematics, plurisubharmonic functions (sometimes abbreviated as psh, plsh, or plush functions) form an important class of functions used in complex analysis. On a Kähler manifold, plurisubharmonic functions form a subset of the subharmonic functions. However, unlike subharmonic functions (which are defined on a Riemannian manifold) plurisubharmonic functions can be defined in full generality on complex analytic spaces. Formal definition A function f \colon G \to \cup\, with ''domain'' G \subset ^n is called plurisubharmonic if it is upper semi-continuous, and for every complex line :\\subset ^n, with a, b \in ^n, the function z \mapsto f(a + bz) is a subharmonic function on the set :\. In full generality, the notion can be defined on an arbitrary complex manifold or even a complex analytic space X as follows. An upper semi-continuous function f \colon X \to \cup \ is said to be plurisubharmonic if for any holomorphic map \varphi\colon\Delta\to X the function f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudoconvexity
In mathematics, more precisely in the theory of functions of several complex variables, a pseudoconvex set is a special type of open set in the ''n''-dimensional complex space C''n''. Pseudoconvex sets are important, as they allow for classification of domains of holomorphy. Let :G\subset ^n be a domain, that is, an open connected subset. One says that G is ''pseudoconvex'' (or '' Hartogs pseudoconvex'') if there exists a continuous plurisubharmonic function \varphi on G such that the set :\ is a relatively compact subset of G for all real numbers x. In other words, a domain is pseudoconvex if G has a continuous plurisubharmonic exhaustion function. Every (geometrically) convex set In geometry, a set of points is convex if it contains every line segment between two points in the set. For example, a solid cube (geometry), cube is a convex set, but anything that is hollow or has an indent, for example, a crescent shape, is n ... is pseudoconvex. However, there are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermitian Metric
In mathematics, and more specifically in differential geometry, a Hermitian manifold is the complex analogue of a Riemannian manifold In differential geometry, a Riemannian manifold is a geometric space on which many geometric notions such as distance, angles, length, volume, and curvature are defined. Euclidean space, the N-sphere, n-sphere, hyperbolic space, and smooth surf .... More precisely, a Hermitian manifold is a complex manifold with a smoothly varying Hermitian form, Hermitian inner product on each (holomorphic) tangent space. One can also define a Hermitian manifold as a real manifold with a Riemannian metric that preserves a Complex manifold, complex structure. A complex structure is essentially an almost complex structure with an integrability condition, and this condition yields a unitary structure (G-structure, U(n) structure) on the manifold. By dropping this condition, we get an almost Hermitian manifold. On any almost Hermitian manifold, we can introduce a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Differential Form
In mathematics, differential forms provide a unified approach to define integrands over curves, surfaces, solids, and higher-dimensional manifolds. The modern notion of differential forms was pioneered by Élie Cartan. It has many applications, especially in geometry, topology and physics. For instance, the expression f(x) \, dx is an example of a -form, and can be integrated over an interval ,b/math> contained in the domain of f: \int_a^b f(x)\,dx. Similarly, the expression f(x,y,z) \, dx \wedge dy + g(x,y,z) \, dz \wedge dx + h(x,y,z) \, dy \wedge dz is a -form that can be integrated over a surface S: \int_S \left(f(x,y,z) \, dx \wedge dy + g(x,y,z) \, dz \wedge dx + h(x,y,z) \, dy \wedge dz\right). The symbol \wedge denotes the exterior product, sometimes called the ''wedge product'', of two differential forms. Likewise, a -form f(x,y,z) \, dx \wedge dy \wedge dz represents a volume element that can be integrated over a region of space. In general, a -form is an object ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugenio Elia Levi
Eugenio Elia Levi (18 October 1883 – 28 October 1917) was an Italian mathematician, known for his fundamental contributions in group theory, in the theory of partial differential operators and in the theory of functions of several complex variables. He was a younger brother of Beppo Levi and was killed in action during First World War. Work Research activity He wrote 33 papers, classified by his colleague and friend Mauro Picone according to the scheme reproduced in this section. Differential geometry Group theory He wrote only three papers in group theory: in the first one, discovered what is now called Levi decomposition, which was conjectured by Wilhelm Killing and proved by Élie Cartan in a special case. Function theory In the theory of functions of several complex variables he introduced the concept of pseudoconvexity during his investigations on the domain of existence of such functions: it turned out to be one of the key concepts of the theory. Cauchy and Goursat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complex Number
In mathematics, a complex number is an element of a number system that extends the real numbers with a specific element denoted , called the imaginary unit and satisfying the equation i^= -1; every complex number can be expressed in the form a + bi, where and are real numbers. Because no real number satisfies the above equation, was called an imaginary number by René Descartes. For the complex number is called the , and is called the . The set of complex numbers is denoted by either of the symbols \mathbb C or . Despite the historical nomenclature, "imaginary" complex numbers have a mathematical existence as firm as that of the real numbers, and they are fundamental tools in the scientific description of the natural world. Complex numbers allow solutions to all polynomial equations, even those that have no solutions in real numbers. More precisely, the fundamental theorem of algebra asserts that every non-constant polynomial equation with real or complex coefficie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Implicit Function Theorem
In multivariable calculus, the implicit function theorem is a tool that allows relations to be converted to functions of several real variables. It does so by representing the relation as the graph of a function. There may not be a single function whose graph can represent the entire relation, but there may be such a function on a restriction of the domain of the relation. The implicit function theorem gives a sufficient condition to ensure that there is such a function. More precisely, given a system of equations (often abbreviated into ), the theorem states that, under a mild condition on the partial derivatives (with respect to each ) at a point, the variables are differentiable functions of the in some neighborhood of the point. As these functions generally cannot be expressed in closed form, they are ''implicitly'' defined by the equations, and this motivated the name of the theorem. In other words, under a mild condition on the partial derivatives, the set of zero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exterior Derivative
On a differentiable manifold, the exterior derivative extends the concept of the differential of a function to differential forms of higher degree. The exterior derivative was first described in its current form by Élie Cartan in 1899. The resulting calculus, known as exterior calculus, allows for a natural, metric-independent generalization of Stokes' theorem, Gauss's theorem, and Green's theorem from vector calculus. If a differential -form is thought of as measuring the flux through an infinitesimal - parallelotope at each point of the manifold, then its exterior derivative can be thought of as measuring the net flux through the boundary of a -parallelotope at each point. Definition The exterior derivative of a differential form of degree (also differential -form, or just -form for brevity here) is a differential form of degree . If is a smooth function (a -form), then the exterior derivative of is the differential of . That is, is the unique -form such that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exterior Product
In mathematics, specifically in topology, the interior of a subset of a topological space is the union of all subsets of that are open in . A point that is in the interior of is an interior point of . The interior of is the complement of the closure of the complement of . In this sense interior and closure are dual notions. The exterior of a set is the complement of the closure of ; it consists of the points that are in neither the set nor its boundary. The interior, boundary, and exterior of a subset together partition the whole space into three blocks (or fewer when one or more of these is empty). The interior and exterior of a closed curve are a slightly different concept; see the Jordan curve theorem. Definitions Interior point If S is a subset of a Euclidean space, then x is an interior point of S if there exists an open ball centered at x which is completely contained in S. (This is illustrated in the introductory section to this article.) This definiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolbeault Complex
In mathematics, in particular in algebraic geometry and differential geometry, Dolbeault cohomology (named after Pierre Dolbeault) is an analog of de Rham cohomology for complex manifolds. Let ''M'' be a complex manifold. Then the Dolbeault cohomology groups H^(M, \Complex) depend on a pair of integers ''p'' and ''q'' and are realized as a subquotient of the space of complex differential forms of degree (''p'',''q''). Construction of the cohomology groups Let Ω''p'',''q'' be the vector bundle of complex differential forms of degree (''p'',''q''). In the article on complex forms, the Dolbeault operator is defined as a differential operator on smooth sections :\bar:\Omega^\to\Omega^ Since :\bar^2=0 this operator has some associated cohomology. Specifically, define the cohomology to be the quotient space :H^(M,\Complex)=\frac . Dolbeault cohomology of vector bundles If ''E'' is a holomorphic vector bundle on a complex manifold ''X'', then one can define likewise a fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
