Morse and semistable stratifications of Kähler spaces by \(\mathbb C*{\mathbb C}^{\ast}\)-actions (Q956669)

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Morse and semistable stratifications of Kähler spaces by \(\mathbb C*{\mathbb C}^{\ast}\)-actions
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    Morse and semistable stratifications of Kähler spaces by \(\mathbb C*{\mathbb C}^{\ast}\)-actions (English)
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    25 November 2008
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    Let \(X\) be a Kähler space and let \(G\) be a complex reductive group acting holomorphically on \(X\) by holomorphic transformations and such that the maximal compact subgroup \(K\) acts on \(X\) in a Hamiltonian fashion. Under Assumption A (i.e. every component of the moment map \(\mu\) is proper and every path of steepest descent is contained in some compact subset of \(X\)), one obtains a \(K\)-invariant Morse decompositoin of \(X\). The author shows that if in addition Assuption B holds (i.e. every semistable piece is open in its topological closure), then the \(K\)-invariant Morse decomposition and the semistable decomposition coincide. If \(G={\mathbb C}^*\) and \(X\) is a compact Kähler manifold, both Assumptions A and B are fulfilled. The author proves that those assumptions are also fulfilled if \(G={\mathbb C}^*\) and \(X\) is an arbitrary Kähler space. This is done by reducing to the compact case via a \(G\)-equivariant compactification of \(X\) obtained by the technique of symplectic cuts.
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    Bialynicki-Birula decomposition
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    Hamilton action
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    proper Morse function
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    Kähler space
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    symplectic cut
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