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Mehdi Lejmi

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On pluricanonical locally conformally almost K\"ahler metrics

On an almost complex manifold $(M,J)$, a pluricanonical locally conformally almost K\"ahler (LCAK) metric $g$ is induced by a locally conformally symplectic structure $(F,\theta)$ of the first kind, characterized by the fact that $D\theta$ is $J$-anti-invariant and that the image of the Nijenhuis tensor is $g$-orthogonal to the distribution spanned by $\{\theta^\sharp,J\theta^\sharp\}$, where $\theta$ is the Lee form and $D$ is the Levi-Civita connection. On a compact complex manifold, pluricanonical locally conformally K\"ahler (LCK) metrics have parallel Lee form. The same conclusion holds for LCK Chern--Ricci flat Gauduchon metrics. We generalize both results to LCAK metrics. We also observe that on a compact pluricanonical LCAK manifold with a non-trivial Lee form, there is no symplectic form compatible with the same almost complex structure. Moreover, we remark that the pluricanonical LCAK condition implies that the fundamental $2$-form is an eigenform of the Hodge Laplacian, and we give a simple characterization of the pluricanonical LCAK condition on compact manifolds. Finally, we study LCAK metrics with $\theta^\sharp$ being real holomorphic, proving in that case $D\theta=0$ when the metric is Gauduchon.

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On a class of almost Hermitian 4-manifolds

Using an integral identity proved by Sekigawa \cite{Sek87} on compact almost Hermitian 4-manifolds, we naturally obtain a global characterization of the class $\mathcal{AH}_1$ of almost Hermitian 4-manifolds satisfying the first Gray curvature condition from apparently weaker conditions. Then we take steps towards a classification of almost Hermitian 4-manifolds of class $\mathcal{AH}_1$, including proving a uniqueness result on 4-dimensional Lie algebras.

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On balanced HKT manifolds

We prove the openness of the balanced HKT cone within the cone of HKT structures on a compact hypercomplex manifold $(M,I,J,K)$. We also study the Lie algebra of hyperholomorphic vector fields of type (1,0) with respect to $I$, with particular emphasis on the case when there exists a compatible balanced HKT metric. These fields exhibit a strict interplay with the balanced HKT structure, for instance, we prove a harmonicity property for (1,0)-forms dual to hyperholomorphic vector fields. We also show non-existence of hyperholomorphic (1,0)-vector fields on some hypercomplex manifolds admitting a HKT--Einstein metric.

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Conformally symplectic structures and the Lefschetz condition

This short note provides a symplectic analogue of Vaisman's theorem in complex geometry. Namely, for any compact symplectic manifold satisfying the hard Lefschetz condition in degree 1, every locally conformally symplectic structure is in fact globally conformally symplectic, whenever there is a mutually compatible almost complex structure.

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Generalized almost-Kähler-Ricci solitons

We generalize Kähler-Ricci solitons to the almost-Kähler setting as the zeros of Inoue's moment map \cite{MR4017922}, and show that their existence is an obstruction to the existence of first-Chern-Einstein almost-Kähler metrics on compact symplectic Fano manifolds. We prove deformation results of such metrics in the $4$-dimensional case. Moreover, we study the Lie algebra of holomorphic vector fields on $2n$-dimensional compact symplectic Fano manifolds admitting generalized almost-Kähler-Ricci solitons. In particular, we partially extend Matsushima's theorem \cite{MR0094478} to compact first-Chern-Einstein almost-Kähler manifolds.

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On the invariant and anti-invariant cohomologies of hypercomplex manifolds

A hypercomplex structure $(I,J,K)$ on a manifold $M$ is said to be $C^\infty$-pure-and-full if the Dolbeault cohomology $H^{2,0}_{\partial}(M,I)$ is the direct sum of two natural subgroups called the $\bar{J}$-invariant and the $\bar{J}$-anti-invariant subgroups. We prove that a compact hypercomplex manifold that satisfies the quaternionic version of the $dd^c$-Lemma is $C^\infty$-pure-and-full. Moreover, we study the dimensions of the $\bar{J}$-invariant and the $\bar{J}$-anti-invariant subgroups, together with their analogue in the Bott-Chern cohomology. For instance, in real dimension 8, we characterize the existence of hyperkähler with torsion metrics in terms of the dimension of the $\bar{J}$-invariant subgroup. We also study the existence of special hypercomplex structures on almost abelian solvmanifolds.

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Canonical almost-Kähler metrics dual to general plane-fronted wave Lorentzian metrics

In the compact setting, Aazami and Ream \cite{Aazami:2022th} proved that Riemannian metrics dual to a class of Lorentzian metrics, called (compact) general plane-fronted waves, are almost-Kähler. In this note, we explain how to construct extremal and second-Chern-Einstein non-Kähler almost-Kähler metrics dual to those general plane-fronted waves.

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Second-Chern-Einstein metrics on 4-dimensional almost-Hermitian manifolds

We study 4-dimensional second-Chern-Einstein almost-Hermitian manifolds. In the compact case, we observe that under a certain hypothesis the Riemannian dual of the Lee form is a Killing vector field. We use that observation to describe 4-dimensional compact second-Chern-Einstein locally conformally symplectic manifolds and we give some examples of such manifolds. Finally, we study the second-Chern-Einstein problem on unimodular almost-abelian Lie algebras, classifying those that admit a left-invariant second-Chern-Einstein metric with a parallel non-zero Lee form.

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Hermitian metrics of constant Chern scalar curvature on ruled surfaces

It is known that Hirzebruch surfaces of non zero degree do not admit any constant scalar curvature Kähler metric \cite{ACGT,G,M17}. In this note, we describe how to construct Hermitian metrics of positive constant Chern scalar curvature on Hirzebruch surfaces using Page--Bérard-Bergery's ansatz \cite{P78,B82}. We also construct the interesting case of Hermitian metrics of zero Chern scalar curvature on some ruled surfaces. Furthermore, we discuss the problem of the existence in a conformal class of critical metrics of the total Chern scalar curvature, studied by Gauduchon in \cite{G80,G84}.

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Closed almost-Kähler 4-manifolds of constant non-negative Hermitian holomorphic sectional curvature are Kähler

We show that a closed almost Kähler 4-manifold of globally constant holomorphic sectional curvature $k\geq 0$ with respect to the canonical Hermitian connection is automatically Kähler. The same result holds for $k<0$ if we require in addition that the Ricci curvature is J-invariant. The proofs are based on the observation that such manifolds are self-dual, so that Chern-Weil theory implies useful integral formulas, which are then combined with results from Seiberg--Witten theory.

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On the Chern-Yamabe flow

On a closed balanced manifold, we show that if the Chern scalar curvature is small enough in a certain Sobolev norm then a slightly modified version of the Chern-Yamabe flow~\cite{Angella:2015aa} converges to a solution of the Chern-Yamabe problem. We also prove that if the Chern scalar curvature, on closed almost-Hermitian manifolds, is close enough to a constant function in a Hölder norm then the Chern-Yamabe problem has a solution for generic values of the fundamental constant.

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Integrability theorems and conformally constant Chern scalar curvature metrics in almost Hermitian geometry

The various scalar curvatures on an almost Hermitian manifold are studied, in particular with respect to conformal variations. We show several integrability theorems, which state that two of these can only agree in the Kähler case. Our main question is the existence of almost Kähler metrics with conformally constant Chern scalar curvature. This problem is completely solved for ruled manifolds and in a complementary case where methods from the Chern-Yamabe problem are adapted to the non-integrable case. Also a moment map interpretation of the problem is given, leading to a Futaki invariant and the usual picture from geometric invariant theory.

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On the lower bounds of the L^2-norm of the Hermitian scalar curvature

On a pre-quantized symplectic manifold, we show that the symplectic Futaki invariant, which is an obstruction to the existence of constant Hermitian scalar curvature almost-Kähler metrics, is actually an asymptotic invariant. This allows us to deduce a lower bound for the L^2-norm of the Hermitian scalar curvature as obtained by S. Donaldson \cite{Don} in the Kähler case.

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Cohomologies on hypercomplex manifolds

We review some cohomological aspects of complex and hypercomplex manifolds and underline the differences between both realms. Furthermore, we try to highlight the similarities between compact complex surfaces on one hand and compact hypercomplex manifolds of real dimension 8 with holonomy of the Obata connection in SL(2,H) on the other hand.

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Quaternionic Bott-Chern cohomology and existence of HKT metrics

We study quaternionic Bott-Chern cohomology on compact hypercomplex manifolds and adapt some results from complex geometry to the quaternionic setting. For instance, we prove a criterion for the existence of HKT metrics on compact hypercomplex manifolds of real dimension 8 analogous to the one given by Teleman [35] and Angella-Dloussky-Tomassini [3] for compact complex surfaces.

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Seiberg-Witten invariants on manifolds with Riemannian foliations of codimension 4

We define Seiberg-Witten equations on closed manifolds endowed with a Riemannian foliation of codimension 4. When the foliation is taut, we show compactness of the moduli space under some hypothesis satisfied for instance by closed K-contact manifolds. Furthermore, we prove some vanishing and non-vanishing results and we highlight that the invariants may be used to distinguish different foliations on diffeomorphic manifolds.

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