Chen's regularity conjecture for K-energy minimizers

Let (M,[ω],J)(M,[\omega],J) be a compact Kähler manifold, let

Hω={ϕC(M):ωϕ=ω+1ˉϕ>0},\mathcal H_\omega=\{\phi\in C^\infty(M):\omega_\phi=\omega+\sqrt{-1}\partial\bar\partial\phi>0\},

and let K\mathcal K be the K-energy on Kähler potentials. A C1,1ˉC^{1,\bar 1} potential is a weak Kähler potential whose complex Hessian is bounded, and a minimizer of K\mathcal K is one attaining the minimum in the given Kähler class. Chen's conjecture. A C1,1ˉC^{1,\bar 1} minimizer in a given Kähler class of the K-energy is a smooth Kähler metric with constant scalar curvature. The cited work proves this regularity statement in part by showing that weak CSCK solutions with a uniform LL^\infty bound are smooth; the supplied evidence indicates that the broader conjecture is regarded as resolved through the known minimizer and convexity results.

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Primary source

Weiyong He and Yu Zeng, “Constant scalar curvature equation and the regularity of its weak solution”, arXiv:1705.01236 (2017).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2015–2017). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:1506.06423.

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