Differential geometry of the mixed Hodge metric (Q2322322)

For a smooth, proper morphism between complex algebraic varieties, the associated local system underlies a variation of pure Hodge structure of weight \(k\), which can be described by a period map. The authors study properties of the mixed Hodge metric of a mixed period domain. They calculate its curvature and the curvature of the Hodge bundles. They also ask the question when the pullback metric via a period map is Kähler. Several applications in cases of geometric interest are given, including the ones of normal functions and biextension bundles.