A Characterization of Linearizability for Holomorphic ℂ*-Actions

Abstract: Let

G

be a reductive complex Lie group acting holomorphically on

X = m a t h b b C^{n}

. The (holomorphic) Linearization Problem asks if there is a holomorphic change of coordinates on

m a t h b b C^{n}

such that the

G

-action becomes linear. Equivalently, is there a

G

-equivariant biholomorphism

P h i c o l o n X o V

where

V

is a

G

-module? There is an intrinsic stratification of the categorical quotient

X /! / G

, called the Luna stratification, where the strata are labeled by isomorphism classes of representations of reductive subgroups of

G

. Suppose that there is a

P h i

as above. Then

P h i

induces a biholomorphism

p h i c o l o n X /! / G o V /! / G

which is stratified, i.e., the stratum of

X /! / G

with a given label is sent isomorphically to the stratum of

V /! / G

with the same label. The counterexamples to the Linearization Problem construct an action of

G

such that

X /! / G

is not stratified biholomorphic to any

V /! / G

. Our main theorem shows that, for a reductive group

G

with

G^{0} = m a t h b b C^{*}

, the existence of a stratified biholomorphism of

X /! / G

to some

V /! / G

is not only necessary but also sufficient for linearization. In fact, we do not have to assume that

X

is biholomorphic to

m a t h b b C^{n}

, only that

X

is a Stein manifold.

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