Equivariant CR minimal immersions from \(S^3\) into \(\mathbb CP^n\) (Q1656637)

Let \(\mathbb{C}P^n\) denote the \(n\)-dimensional complex projective space with almost complex structure \(J\) and constant holomorphic sectional curvature 4. An immersed submanifold \(\varphi:M\to\mathbb{C}P^n\) is said to be a \textit{CR-submanifold} (and the immersion \(\varphi\) is said to be \textit{CR type}) if \(TM\) can be decomposed into an orthogonal direct sum \(TM=V_1\oplus V_2\) such that \(JV_1\subset T^\perp M\) and \(JV_2=V_2\). A mapping \(\varphi:S^3=\operatorname{SU}(2)\to \mathbb{C}P^n\) is said to be \textit{equivariant} if it is compatible with the structure of Lie group \(\operatorname{SU}(2)\). The equivariant CR minimal immersions \(\varphi:S^3\to \mathbb{C}P^n\) have been classified in [\textit{Z.-Q. Li}, J. Lond. Math. Soc., II. Ser. 68, No. 1, 223--240 (2003; Zbl 1045.53042)]. In this paper, the authors extend that classification without the assumption that the induced metric on \(S^3\) has constant sectional curvatures. The main result is the following. Let \(\varphi:S^3\to \mathbb{C}P^n\) (\(n\geq 2\)) be a linearly full equivariant CR minimal immersion with induced metric \(ds^2\). Then, up to an inner automorphism of \(\operatorname{SU}(2)\) and a holomorphic isometry of \(\mathbb{C}P^n\), the immersion \(\varphi\) can be expressed as one of the following two immersions: a) \(n=2\) and \((S^3,ds^2)\) is not a Berger sphere with \[ \varphi(z,w)=\left[\cos\frac\pi8(z^2,\sqrt2zw,w^2)+\sqrt{-1}\sin\frac\pi8(\bar w^2,-\sqrt2\bar z\bar w,\bar z^2)\right]. \] b) \(n\geq 2\) and \((S^3,ds^2)\) is a Berger sphere with \[ \varphi(z,w)=\left[\cos t\sum_{\alpha=0}^k\sqrt{C_\alpha^k}z^{k-\alpha}w^\alpha\varepsilon_\alpha+\sqrt{-1}\sin t\sum_{\alpha'=0}^\ell\sqrt{C_{\alpha'}^\ell}z^{\ell-\alpha'}w^{\alpha'}\varepsilon'_{\alpha'})\right], \] where \(t\in(0,\pi/2)\) is determined by \(\tan^2t=2k/[3(k-\ell)+\sqrt{(k+\ell)^2+8(k-\ell)^2}]\), for nonnegative integers \(k,\ell\) satisfying \(k-\ell>0\) and \(k+\ell+1=n\), and \(\{\varepsilon_0,\dots,\varepsilon_k,\varepsilon'_0,\dots,\varepsilon'_\ell\}\) is the natural basis of \(\mathbb{C}^{n+1}=\mathbb{C}^{k+1}\oplus\mathbb{C}^{\ell+1}\). In particular, if \(\tan^2t=k/(2k-\ell+4)\), \((S^3,ds^2)\) has constant sectional curvature \(c=1/(m^2-1)\) for some integer \(m=(k-\ell)/2\geq2\).