A balanced proper modification of \(P_ 3\) (Q1190204)

A proper modification \(M\) of a Kähler manifold is not necessarily Kähler, but there is a conjecture that \(M\) should always be balanced, i.e. there exists a metric on \(M\) such that the trace of the torsion of the Chern connection vanishes. The authors prove: the 3-dimensional Hironaka manifold, constructed from \(\mathbb{C} P^ 3\) by modification, is balanced.