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A Levi-form criterion for Oka complements

Yun-Heng Du
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We prove that if $M$ is a connected Stein manifold of complex dimension at least three with the density property, then $M\setminus K$ is a connected Oka manifold for every nonempty compact $K\Subset M$ with smooth boundary whose Levi form has at least two nonnegative eigenvalues at every boundary point for local defining functions negative on $\operatorname{int}K$. For compact sets in $\mathbb{C}^n$ with smooth boundary, this settles both implications between pseudoconvexity of $\partial K$ and the Oka property of $\mathbb{C}^n\setminus K$: pseudoconvexity is sufficient but not necessary for $n\geq3$, and necessary but not sufficient for $n=2$. In dimension two, we give an explicit compact set in $\mathbb{C}^2$ with strongly pseudoconvex boundary and non-Oka complement.

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Yun-Heng Du. 2026-10-25. A Levi-form criterion for Oka complements. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.34426

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