Covering of a holomorphically convex manifold carrying a positive line bundle (Q1306229)

This paper investigates the Stein property of a covering whose base is a complex manifold carrying a holomorphic line bundle. The main result is as follows: Let \(M\) be a holomorphically convex complex manifold, and \(\pi: \widetilde{M} \rightarrow M\) a holomorphic connected covering. If \(M\) carries a positive line bundle \(L\) such that the cohomology class of \(\pi^{*}L\) in \(H^{1}(\widetilde{M}, \mathcal{O}^{*})\) vanishes, then \(\widetilde{M}\) is a Stein manifold.