On a Kobayashi hyperbolic manifold \(N\) modulo a closed subset \(\Delta _{N}\) and its applications (Q2372845)

The paper under review deals with the degenerate locus of Kobayashi pseudodistance on a complex manifold \(N\). Let \(d_N\) be the Kobayashi pseudodistance on \(N\) and \(\Delta_N\) its degenerate locus. The author first proves that \(\Delta_N\) is a pseudoconcave set of order one in \(N\). It is noticed that \(\Delta_N\) is not always an analytic curve. Next, he studies hyperbolic manifolds modulo a closed subset \(\Delta\). In particular, some interesting examples of such manifolds are given and the little Picard theorem is proved as follows: Let \(N\) be a two-dimensional complex manifold with \(\Delta_N\neq 0\) and \(F:N\to\mathbb{C}^2\) a holomorphic map such that \(P\circ F\neq a,b\), where \(P(x,y)\) is a polynomial of general type. If \(\Delta_N\) is not an analytic curve, then \(F\) is degenerate, that is, the Jacobian of \(F\) identically vanishes. The two dimensional quasi-projective Stein manifolds with \(\Delta=\Delta_N\) are also studied. For instance, let \(C\) be an algebraic curve of degree three in \(\mathbb{P}_2 (\mathbb{C})\). Then the author shows the following: \(N=\mathbb{P}_2 (\mathbb{C})\setminus C\) satisfies \(\Delta=\Delta_N\).