The Kähler positive scalar curvature–uniruledness conjecture

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Let (M,ω)(M,\omega) be a compact Kähler manifold of arbitrary dimension. A compact complex manifold MM is uniruled if every point of MM lies on a rational curve, meaning a smooth complex curve biholomorphic to CP1\mathbb{C}\mathbb{P}^1. Kähler positive scalar curvature–uniruledness conjecture. The following conditions are equivalent: (1) MM has a Kähler metric for which the total scalar curvature is positive; (2) MM has a Kähler metric of positive scalar curvature; (3) MM has Kodaira dimension −∞-\infty; and (4) MM is uniruled. This extends the relationship between positive scalar curvature of Kähler metrics and algebraic-geometric properties from complex surfaces to arbitrary dimensions; the paper discusses it as a natural higher-dimensional conjecture, while the equivalence with Riemannian positive scalar curvature is known not to persist in higher dimensions.

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Garrett M. Brown, “The sign of scalar curvature on Kähler blowups”, arXiv:2405.12189 (2026).

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