A characterization of domains in \(\mathbf C^{2}\) with noncompact automorphism group (Q1024194)

Let \(D\) be a bounded domain in \(\mathbb{C}^{2}\). If the group \(\text{Aut}D\) of holomorphic automorphisms of \(D\) is noncompact, then there exists an orbit of \(\text{Aut}D\) which has an accumulation point \(p_{\infty}\in\partial D\). Such a point is called an orbit accumulation point. The author classifies the bounded domains \(D\) which have an orbit accumulation point \(p_{\infty}\) such that the boundary \(\partial D\) is smooth real analytic and of finite order near \(p_{\infty}\). In particular, it is shown that the dimension of \(\text{Aut}D\) takes only the values \(2\), \(3\), \(4\) (complex ellipsoids) and \(8\) (Hermitian ball).