Characterization of convex domains with noncompact automorphism group (Q1371332)

Let \(\Omega\) denote a connected open subset of \({\mathbb{C}}^{n+1}\). A point on the boundary \(p_\infty\in\partial\Omega\) is called an accumulation point if there is a sequence \(h_\nu\) of holomorphic automorphisms of \(\Omega\) and a point \(p\in\Omega\) such that \(\lim_\nu h_\nu(p) = p_\infty\). The author proves the following: Assume that \(p_\infty\) is an accumulation point and that \(\partial\Omega\) is smooth and convex of finite type \(2m\) near \(p_\infty\) (in the sense of \textit{J. P. d'Angelo}, Ann. Math., II. Ser. 115, 615-637 (1982; Zbl 0488.32008)]. Then \(\Omega\) is biholomorphically equivalent to a polynomial domain \(D = \{(z_0,z')\in {\mathbb{C}}\times {\mathbb{C}}^n |\Re(z_0) + P(z') < 0 \}\) where \(P\) is a real non-degenerate convex polynomial of degree \(\leq 2m\). Non-degenerate means that the zero set of \(P\) contains no non-trivial complex analytic subsets. This theorem generalizes a result of \textit{E. Bedford} and \textit{S. I. Pinchuk} [Mat. Sb. 185, 3-26 (1994; Zbl 0847.32023); English translation in Russ. Acad. Sci., Sb., Math. 82, 1-20 (1995)]. As a corollary of this result the author also obtains a generalization of a theorem of Wong-Rosay to unbounded domains: If \(\partial\Omega\) is smooth and strictly pseudoconvex near \(p_\infty\), then \(\Omega\) is biholomorphically equivalent to the unit ball in \({\mathbb{C}}^{n+1}\).