Stein domains on algebraic varieties (Q1387322)

On a compact algebraic surface there are many curves with positive self-intersection index and therefore one may ask whether every strictly pseudoconvex domain on this surface belongs to the complement of a curve. The author proves that the answer is negative even for Stein strictly pseudoconvex domains in general. In order to show this the author constructs a rational surface \(X\) and a Stein strictly pseudoconvex domain \(U\) on it such that any linear bundle on \(X\) of the form \( {\mathcal O} (D) \), where \(D\) is an effective divisor, is nontrivial on \(U\). In higher dimensions, even for the simplest case, that of the projective space, the answer is also negative.