Toric anti-self-dual Einstein metrics via complex geometry

DOI10.1007/S00208-007-0141-ZMaRDI QIDQ2464028zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Joel Fine

Publication date 10 December 2007

Published in Mathematische Annalen (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0609487

zbMATH Keywords

anti-self-dual Einstein metriccomplex geometrytwistor theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special Riemannian manifolds (Einstein, Sasakian, etc.) (53C25) Twistor methods in differential geometry (53C28)

Abstract: Using the twistor correspondence, we give a classification of toric anti-self-dual Einstein metrics: each such metric is essentially determined by an odd holomorphic function. This explains how the Einstein metrics fit into the classification of general toric anti-self-dual metrics given in an earlier paper (math.DG/0602423). The results complement the work of Calderbank-Pedersen (math.DG/0105263), who describe where the Einstein metrics appear amongst the Joyce spaces, leading to a different classification. Taking the twistor transform of our result gives a new proof of their theorem.

Review text

The twistor correspondence between anti-self-dual four-manifolds and certain complex three-folds has been used successfully to solve problems from Riemannian geometry by using techniques of complex geometry. Using this correspondence, the author gives a classification of toric anti-self-dual Einstein metrics. In fact he proves that each such metric is essentially determined by a holomorphic odd function. A different classification based on Joyce spaces was given by \textit{D. M. J. Calderbank} and \textit{H. Pedersen} [cf. J. Differ. Geom. 60, No. 3, 485--521 (2002; Zbl 1067.53034)]. The author gives a new proof of their theorem and shows the equivalence of the two classifications.

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