The Gauss-Bonnet theorem and Crofton-type formulas in complex space forms (Q1758981): Difference between revisions

Assume that \(a\) is real number and let \(M(a,n)\) denote the \(n\)-dimensional complete simply connected Kähler manifold of constant curvature \(4a\). Notice that \(M(0,n)\) is the standard Hermitian space \(\mathbb C^n\). For \(a>0\) (respectively \(a<0\)), the space \(M(a,n)\) is isometric to the complex projective (respectively complex hyperbolic) space endowed with the Fubini-Studi metric (respectively Bergman metric) suitably rescaled. The classical Crofton formula in the real space form relates the so-called intrinsic volumes for some suitable class of sets with the integral over the space of totally geodesic planes endowed with a measure invariant under the group of isometries. The main result of the paper under review is a generalization of Crofton's formula to \(M(a,n)\). The proof exploits some variation formulas in integral geometry of \(M(a,n)\).