The second variation of the Bergman kernel of ellipsoids (Q1324949)

It is well known that for a strictly pseudoconvex domain \(\Omega\) in \(\mathbb{C}^ n\) (bounded and sufficiently smooth) given by \(\Omega= \{z: f(z)> 0\}\) the Bergman kernel has the form \[ K(z,\bar z)= \phi(z) f(z)^{-n-1}+ \psi(z)\log f(z). \] In this paper, the domains considered are ellipsoids, and the highest order term of the series development of \(\psi\) w.r.t. to the excentricity. First, the influence of small, analytic perturbations of \(f\) on both \(\phi\) and \(\psi\) are considered. This is done using micro-local analysis, and the approximation of \(K\) using the Monge-Ampère operator. This is then applied to the deformation of the ball.