A short proof of the dimension conjecture for real hypersurfaces in \(\mathbb {C}^2\) (Q2817016)

Let \(M\) be a 3-dimensional connected real-analytic CR-manifold of hypersurface type. For \(p\in M\), denote by \(\mathfrak{hol\,}(M,p)\) the Lie algebra of germs of real-analytic infinitesimal CR-automorphisms of \(M\) at \(p\). Recently, \textit{I. Kossovskiy} and \textit{R. Shafikov} [J. Differ. Geom. 102, No. 1, 67--126 (2016; Zbl 1342.53079)] proved the following theorem: NEWLINENEWLINENEWLINENEWLINE If \(M\) is not Levi-flat, then for any \(p\in M\) the condition \(\dim\mathfrak{hol\,}(M,p)>5\) implies that \(M\) is spherical at \(p\).NEWLINENEWLINEThe article [loc. cit.] is quite long and its method is rather involved and based on considering second-order compex ODEs with meromorphic singularity. In the reviewed paper, the authors present a short proof of the above theorem by using known facts on Lie algebras and their actions.