Calabi conjecture

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The Calabi conjecture is a fundamental result in complex differential geometry, proved by Shing-Tung Yau, which characterizes when a compact Kähler manifold admits a unique Ricci-flat Kähler metric in a given Kähler class.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mathematical conjecture ⓘ
result in complex differential geometry ⓘ
concerns Calabi–Yau manifolds ⓘ
Kähler classes ⓘ
linked to: Kähler cone

Ricci curvature ⓘ
Ricci-flat Kähler metrics ⓘ
compact Kähler manifolds ⓘ
complex Monge–Ampère equation ⓘ
first Chern class ⓘ
dimension holds in all complex dimensions ⓘ
field Kähler geometry ⓘ
Riemannian geometry ⓘ
algebraic geometry ⓘ
complex differential geometry ⓘ
formulatedBy Eugenio Calabi ⓘ
generalizationOf problems of finding metrics with prescribed Ricci curvature ⓘ
hasConsequence applications in string theory via Calabi–Yau compactifications ⓘ
classification of Calabi–Yau manifolds as Ricci-flat Kähler manifolds with vanishing first Chern class ⓘ
construction of metrics with prescribed Ricci form ⓘ
existence of Kähler–Einstein metrics with zero Ricci curvature ⓘ
implies existence of Calabi–Yau metrics ⓘ
existence of Ricci-flat metrics on K3 surfaces ⓘ
existence of Ricci-flat metrics on complex tori ⓘ
influenced development of Calabi–Yau geometry ⓘ
research in string theory compactifications ⓘ
study of Kähler–Einstein metrics ⓘ
namedAfter Eugenio Calabi ⓘ
originallyFormulated 1950s ⓘ
provedBy Shing-Tung Yau ⓘ
provedUsing Moser iteration ⓘ
Schauder estimates ⓘ
a priori estimates ⓘ
continuity method ⓘ
maximum principle ⓘ
relatedTo Aubin–Yau theorem ⓘ
Calabi–Yau manifold ⓘ
Kähler–Einstein metric ⓘ
Yau's theorem ⓘ
requiresCondition compactness of the Kähler manifold ⓘ
fixed Kähler class ⓘ
prescribed first Chern class ⓘ
states that on a compact Kähler manifold with vanishing first Chern class there exists a Ricci-flat Kähler metric in any given Kähler class ⓘ
that the Ricci-flat Kähler metric in a fixed Kähler class is unique ⓘ
status proved ⓘ
uses complex Monge–Ampère equation ⓘ
nonlinear elliptic partial differential equations ⓘ
yearProved 1976 ⓘ
1977 ⓘ

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Kähler–Ricci flow → relatedTo → Calabi conjecture ⓘ
Monge–Ampère equation → usedIn → Calabi conjecture ⓘ
Eugenio Calabi → knownFor → Calabi conjecture ⓘ
Eugenio Calabi → theoryDeveloped → Calabi conjecture on Kähler metrics with prescribed Ricci curvature ⓘ
linked to: Calabi conjecture
Calabi–Yau metric → guaranteedBy → Yau's proof of the Calabi conjecture ⓘ
linked to: Calabi conjecture
Calabi–Yau metric → relatedTo → Calabi conjecture ⓘ
Kähler geometry → hasTheorem → Yau's solution of the Calabi conjecture ⓘ
linked to: Calabi conjecture