Pseudo-Einstein Structures on Links of Isolated Singularities
Abstract
We study Jack Lee's conjecture that, for a compact strictly pseudoconvex CR manifold M, the condition c1(T1,0M)=0 in H2(M,ℝ) implies the existence of a pseudo-Einstein structure. For links of isolated singularities, we construct counterexamples in every odd dimension at least three, with c1(T1,0M)=0 in H2(M,ℤ) and b1(M)=0. For isolated algebraic singularities of log canonical type and complex dimension at least three, we prove that the real Chern class condition is equivalent to ℚ-Cartierness of the canonical divisor, log canonicity, and the existence of a pseudo-Einstein structure. Finally, we construct a Du Bois threefold singularity whose link satisfies the real Chern class condition but admits no pseudo-Einstein structure. The initial versions of the proofs were generated with AI assistance and were subsequently revised and verified by the authors.
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BibTeX
@misc{gongyo2026pseudoeinstein,
title = {{Pseudo-Einstein Structures on Links of Isolated Singularities}},
author = {Yoshinori Gongyo and Kengo Hirachi and Shuya Matsumoto and Yuya Takeuchi},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2611.04851},
eprint = {2611.04851},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.04851},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Pseudo-Einstein Structures on Links of Isolated Singularities
AU - Yoshinori Gongyo
AU - Kengo Hirachi
AU - Shuya Matsumoto
AU - Yuya Takeuchi
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/11/03
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2611.04851
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2611.04851
AB - We study Jack Lee's conjecture that, for a compact strictly pseudoconvex CR manifold M, the condition c_1(T^1,0M)=0 in H^2(M,ℝ) implies the existence of a pseudo-Einstein structure. For links of isolated singularities, we construct counterexamples in every odd dimension at least three, with c_1(T^1,0M)=0 in H^2(M,ℤ) and b_1(M)=0. For isolated algebraic singularities of log canonical type and complex dimension at least three, we prove that the real Chern class condition is equivalent to ℚ-Cartierness of the canonical divisor, log canonicity, and the existence of a pseudo-Einstein structure. Finally, we construct a Du Bois threefold singularity whose link satisfies the real Chern class condition but admits no pseudo-Einstein structure. The initial versions of the proofs were generated with AI assistance and were subsequently revised and verified by the authors.
ER -