Minimal surfaces in Kähler surfaces and Ricci curvature (Q1117477): Difference between revisions

Let M be a surface minimally immersed in a Kähler surface N. If \(T_ pM\) is a complex line of \(T_ pN\) then p is called a complex point of M; similarly for anticomplex points. Using global arguments \textit{S. Webster} [J. Differ. Geom. 20, 463-470 (1984; Zbl 0561.53054); Complex differential geometry and nonlinear differential equations, Proc. AMS- IMS-SIAM Joint Summer Res. Conf., Brunswick/Maine 1984, Contemp. Math. 49, 135-143 (1986; Zbl 0587.57010)] showed that \(-(P+Q)=\chi (M)+\chi (V)\) and \(Q-P=c_ 1(N)[M]\) where P (Q) is the number of complex (anticomplex) points of M counted with their multiplicities, \(\chi\) (M) (\(\chi\) (V)) is the Euler characteristic of M (of the normal bundle of M in N) \(c_ 1\) is the first Chern class and \([M]\in H_ 2(N;{\mathbb{Z}})\) is the homology class of M in N. By a computation inspired by classical techniques from algebraic geometry the author derives the equations of currents, which are local versions (involving the Ricci 2-form, the Gaussian and normal curvature of M) for Webster's formulas. The intrinsic interest of those equations is shown firstly by specializing N into a Kähler-Einstein surface. In this case e.g. if N has negative scalar curvature and M is minimal and totally real, M is Lagrangian. Secondly some global results are derived. Finally a superminimal surface of \({\mathbb{C}}P^ 2\) [\textit{S. S. Chern} and \textit{J. G. Wolfson}, Am. J. Math. 105, 59-83 (1983; Zbl 0521.53050)] is discussed from this point of view.