Approximations and examples of singular Hermitian metrics on vector bundles (Q1692354)

Singular hermitian metrics defined on line bundles proved to be central objects of study in algebraic geometry, for instance in connection with the structure of multiplier ideal sheaves. The investigation of singular hermitian metrics on higher-rank vector bundles is currently under high scrutiny, to mention only the recent results of Berndtsson and collaborators, see for instance [\textit{R. J. Berman} and \textit{B. Berndtsson}, J. Am. Math. Soc. 30, No. 4, 1165--1196 (2017; Zbl 1376.32028)]. The note under review establishes the coherence of the sheaf of locally square integrable sections of a vector bundle, with respect to a singular quotient metric. The rank-one result goes back to [\textit{A. M. Nadel}, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86, No. 19, 7299--7300 (1989; Zbl 0711.53056); Ann. Math. (2) 132, No. 3, 549--596 (1990; Zbl 0731.53063)]. Among the many interesting applications included in the article, we mention only the classification of all negatively curved, singular metrics on a rank-two vector bundle (extension of two free rank-one bundles) defined over an elliptic curve.