The Complex Structures on $S^{2n}$

Abstract

Let $\widetilde{\cal J}(S^{2n})$ be the set of orthogonal complex structures on $TS^{2n}$. We show that the twistor space $\widetilde{\cal J}(S^{2n})$ is a Kaehler manifold. Then we show that an orthogonal almost complex structure $J_f$ on $S^{2n}$ is integrable if and only if the corresponding section $f\colon\; S^{2n}\to \widetilde{\cal J}(S^{2n}) $ is holomorphic. These shows there is no integrable orthogonal complex structure on the sphere $S^{2n}$ for $n>1$. We also show that there is no complex structure in a neighborhood of the space $\widetilde{\cal J}(S^{2n})$. The method is to study the first Chern class of $T^{(1,0)}S^{2n}$.