It is well-known that all irreducible symmetric K¨ahler manifolds of non-compact type have nonpositive sectional curvature. In this chapter, we study the curvature operator of the following classical type irreducible symmetric K¨ahler manifolds of noncompact type.
1 Type I
m,nLet M be an open subset DIm,n = ©
ζ ∈M(m, n;C) ¯
¯In−tζζ >0ª
of Cmn, where In is the n×n identity matrix, tζ is the transpose of ζ ∈ M and ζ denotes the complex conjugate ofζ ∈M.
Let ζ = (zip) ∈ M with zip = xip +√
−1yip, i = 1, . . . , m and p = 1, . . . , n be the canonical complex coordinate system of M. Let Φ be a real-valued function in a coordinate neighborhoodU at the origin 0 of M defined by
Φ(ζ) = log det¡
In−tζζ¯ ¢−1
=X
|zip|2+ 1 2
Xz¯ipziqz¯jqzjp+ (higher order terms)
for any ζ ∈U.
Unless otherwise stated, Greek indices α, β, . . . denote all subscripts appearing as pairs{11,12, . . . , mn}, while Latin capitalsA, B, . . .denote{11,12, . . . , mn,11, . . . , mn}.
We set
Zα = ∂
∂z = 1 2
µ ∂
∂x −√
−1 ∂
∂y
¶ ,
Zα = ∂
∂z¯α = 1 2
µ ∂
∂xα +√
−1 ∂
∂yα
¶ . The K¨ahler metric g of M is given, at the origin 0, by
gαβ = ∂2Φ
∂zα∂zβ
(0), gαβ¯= ∂2Φ
∂zα∂z¯β(0) ¡
=gβα¢ , gαβ = ∂2Φ
∂z¯α∂z¯β(0), wheregAB =g(ZA, ZB)(0). Note that we have
gip jq =gjq ip=δijδpq, gαβ =gαβ = 0.
LetR be the curvature tensor of the K¨ahler manifold (M, g), and define RABCD = g(R(ZC, ZD)ZB, ZA)(0). Then we obtain
Rip jq kr ls = ∂4Φ
∂zip∂zjq∂zkr∂zls(ζ)
¯¯
¯¯
ζ=0
=δijδklδpsδqr+δilδjkδpqδrs.
By the symmetry properties of R, it is easy to see that RABCD =RCDAB =−RBACD and RαβCD =RαβCD = 0.
Then it is immediate to see that the curvature operator ˆR of (M, g) is given by R(Zˆ ip∧Zjq) = −δij
Xm
k=1
Zkp∧Zkq−δpq
Xn
r=1
Zir∧Zjr, R(Zˆ α∧Zβ) = ˆR(Zα∧Zβ) = 0.
We divide our investigation into the following four cases: (1)m =n = 1; (2)m=n = 2;
(3) m=n≥3; (4) m 6=n.
(1) In this case, ˆR has two eigenvalues 0 and −2, whose eigenvectors are the fol-lowing:
0 ; Z11∧Z11, Z11∧Z11,
−2 ; Z11∧Z11.
(2) In this case, ˆR has three eigenvalues 0,−2 and−4, whose eigenvectors are given as follows:
0 ; Z11∧Z11−Z12∧Z12−Z21∧Z21+Z22∧Z22, Z11∧Z21−Z12∧Z22, Z21∧Z11−Z22∧Z12, Z11∧Z12−Z21∧Z22, Z12∧Z11−Z22∧Z21, Z11∧Z22, Z12∧Z21, Z21∧Z12, Z22∧Z11, Zα∧Zβ, Zα∧Zβ, for any α, β,
−2 ; Z11∧Z11−Z22∧Z22, Z12∧Z12−Z21∧Z21, Z11∧Z21+Z12∧Z22, Z21∧Z11+Z22∧Z12, Z11∧Z12+Z21∧Z22, Z12∧Z11+Z22∧Z21,
−4 ; Z11∧Z11+Z12∧Z12+Z21∧Z21+Z22∧Z22.
(3) In this case, ˆR has three eigenvalues 0,−m and −2m, whose eigenvectors are given respectively by
0 ; Zip∧Zip−Zim∧Zim−Zmp∧Zmp−Zmm∧Zmm for i, p6=m, Zkp∧Zkq−Zmp∧Zmq for k 6=m and p6=q,
Zir∧Zjr−Zim∧Zjm for r6=m and j 6=i, Zip∧Zjq for i6=j and p6=q,
Zα∧Zβ, Zα∧Zβ for any α, β,
−m ;
Xm
r=1
Zir∧Zir− 1 m−2
Ãm−1 X
k=1 m−1X
r=1
Zkr∧Zkr+Zmm∧Zmm
!
for i6=m, Xm
k=1
Zkp∧Zkp− 1 m−2
ÃXm k=1
Xm
r=1
Zkr∧Zkr+Zmm ∧Zmm
!
for p6=m, Xm
k=1
Zkp∧Zkq for p6=q, Xm
Zir∧Zjr for i6=j,
−2m ;
Xm
i,p=1
Zip∧Zip.
(4) In this case, ˆRhas four eigenvalues 0,−m,−nand−(m+n), whose eigenvectors are given respectively by
0 ; Zip∧Zip−Zin∧Zin−Zmp∧Zmp+Zmn∧Zmn for i6=m and p6=n, Zir ∧Zjr−Zin∧Zjn for i6=j and r6=n,
Zkp ∧Zkq−Zmp∧Zmq for k6=m and p6=q, Zip∧Zjq for i6=j and p6=q,
Zα∧Zβ, Zα∧Zβ for any α, β,
−m ;
Xm
k=1
¡Zkp∧Zkp−Zkn∧Zkp¢
for p6=n Xm
k=1
Zkp∧Zkq for p6=q,
−n ;
Xn
r=1
(Zir∧Zir−Zmr∧Zmr) for i6=m, Xn
r=1
Zir∧Zjr for i6=j,
−(m+n) ; X
i,p
Zip∧Zip.
2 Type II
mLetM be an open setDIm,n ={ζ ∈M(n;C)|tζ =−ζ, In−tζζ >¯ 0}ofCn(n−1)/2, where Inis the n×nidentity matrix, tζ is the transpose ofζ ∈M and ¯ζ denotes the complex conjugate ofζ ∈M. Note that M is a subset of DIn,m.
Denote by ζ = (zij) ∈ M with zij = xij +√
−1yij, i, j = 1, . . . , n. Since ζ is a skew-symmetric matrix for all ζ ∈ M, we have zij = −zji and hence the components
zij for i < j is the canonical complex coordinate system of M. Let Φ be a real-valued function in a coordinate neighborhoodU at the origin 0 of M defined by
Φ(ζ) = 1
2log det¡
In−tζζ¯ ¢−1
=X
i<j
|zij|2+1 4
Xz¯ikzilz¯jlzjk+ (higher order terms)
for any ζ ∈U.
Now, Greek indicesα, β, . . .denote all subscripts appearing as pairs{12, . . . ,1n,23, . . . ,(n−1)n}, while Latin capitalsA, B, . . .denote{12, . . . ,(n−1)n,12, . . . ,(n−1)n}, and we set
Zα = ∂
∂zα
= 1 2
µ ∂
∂xα
−√
−1 ∂
∂yα
¶ , Zα = ∂
∂z¯α
= 1 2
µ ∂
∂xα
+√
−1 ∂
∂yα
¶ .
Then the complexification of the tangent spaceT0M at the origin 0 ofM is represented as
T0CM = spanC©
Zij, Zij |1≤i < j ≤nª . The K¨ahler metric g of M is given, at the origin 0, by
gαβ = ∂2Φ
∂zα∂zβ
(0), gαβ = ∂2Φ
∂zα∂z¯β(0) ¡
=gβα¢ , gα β = ∂2Φ
∂z¯α∂z¯β(0), wheregAB =g(ZA, ZB)(0). Thus we have
gij kl =gkl ij =δikδjl, gij kl=gij kl= 0.
LetR be the curvature tensor of the K¨ahler manifold (M, g), and define RABCD = g(R(ZC, ZD)ZB, ZA)(0). Then we obtain
Rij kl pq rs = ∂4Φ
∂z ∂z ∂z ∂z (ζ)
¯¯
¯¯
=δpqrlδijks−δpqrkδijls−δpqslδijkr+δpqskδijlr,
whereδijkl =∂zkl/∂zij =δikδjl−δilδjk. By the symmetry properties of R, we also have RABCD =RCDAB =−RBACD and RαβCD =RαβCD = 0.
Then it is immediate to see that the curvature operator ˆR of (M, g) is given by R(Zˆ ij ∧Zkl) = X
p,q,r,s
¡−δrlpqδksij +δpqrkδijls+δpqslδijkr−δpqskδijlr¢
Zrs∧Zpq, R(Zˆ α∧Zβ) = ˆR(Zα∧Zβ) = 0.
We divide our investigation into the following two cases: (1) n= 2; (2) n≥3.
(1) In this case, ˆR has two eigenvalues 0 and −2, whose eigenvectors are the fol-lowing:
0 ; Z12∧Z12, Z12∧Z12,
−2 ; Z12∧Z12.
(2) In this case, ˆRhas three eigenvalues 0,−(n−2) and−2(n−1), whose eigenvectors are given respectively by
0 ; Zij ∧Zij −Zin∧Zin
−Zjn∧Zjn−Z(n−2)(n−1)∧Z(n−2)(n−1)
+Z(n−2)n∧Z(n−2)n+Z(n−1)n∧Z(n−1)n for 1≤i < j ≤n−2, Zi(n−1)∧Zi(n−1)−Z(n−1)n∧Z(n−1)n
−Zin∧Zin−Z(n−2)(n−1)∧Z(n−2)(n−1)
+Z(n−1)n∧Z(n−1)n+Z(n−2)n∧Z(n−2)n for 1≤i≤n−3, Zij ∧Zik−Zjn∧Zkn for 1≤i < j < k ≤n−1,
Zij ∧Zjk+Zin∧Zkn for 1≤i < j < k≤n−1, Zik∧Zjk −Zin∧Zjn for 1≤i < j < k ≤n−1, Zik∧Zij −Zkn∧Zjn for 1≤i < j < k ≤n−1, Zjk ∧Zij+Zkn∧Zin for 1≤i < j < k≤n−1, Zjk ∧Zik−Zjn∧Zin for 1≤i < j < k ≤n−1, Zij ∧Zin+Zj(n−1)∧Z(n−1)n for 1≤i < j ≤n−2, Zij ∧Zjn−Zi(n−1)∧Z(n−1)n for 1≤i < j ≤n−2,
Zin∧Zij +Z(n−1)n∧Zj(n−1) for 1≤i < j ≤n−2, Zjn∧Zij −Z(n−1)n∧Zi(n−1) for 1≤i < j ≤n−2, Zi(n−1)∧Zin−Z(n−2)(n−1)∧Z(n−2)n for 1≤i≤n−3, Zin∧Zi(n−1)−Z(n−2)n∧Z(n−2)(n−1) for 1≤i≤n−3, Zij ∧Zkl for i6=k, l and j 6=k, l,
Zα∧Zβ, Zα∧Zβ for any α, β,
−(n−2) ; − 2 n−2
Xi−1
r=2
Zri∧Zri+X
r<i
Zri∧Zri+X
i<r
Zir∧Zir for 2≤i≤n, Xi−1
r=1
Zri∧Zrj − Xj−1
r=i+1
Zir∧Zrj + Xn
r=j+1
Zir∧Zjr for 1≤i < j ≤n, Xi−1
r=1
Zrj ∧Zri− Xj−1
r=i+1
Zrj ∧Zir+ Xn
r=j+1
Zjr∧Zir for 1≤i < j ≤n,
−2(n−1) ; X
i<j
Zij ∧Zij.
3 Type III
mLet M be an open subset DIIIn = {ζ ∈ M(n;C)|tζ = ζ, In−tζζ >¯ 0} of Cn(n+1)/2, where In is the n×n identity matrix, tζ is the transpose of ζ ∈ M and ¯ζ denotes the complex conjugate of ζ ∈M.
Denote by ζ = (zij) ∈ M with zij = xij +√
−1yij, i, j = 1, . . . , n. Since ζ is a symmetric matrix for allζ ∈M, we havezij =zji, so that the componentszij fori≤j is the canonical complex coordinate system of M. Let Φ be a real-valued function in a coordinate neighborhood U at the origin 0 of M defined by
Φ(ζ) = 1
2log det¡
In−tζζ¯ ¢−1
= 1 2
Xn
i,j=1
|zij|2+ 1 4
Xz¯ikzilz¯jlzjk + (higher order terms)
for any ζ ∈U.
In this case, Greek indicesα, β, . . .denote all subscripts appearing as pairs {11,12, . . . , nn}, while Latin capitals A, B, . . .denote {11,12, . . . , mn,11, . . . , nn}, and we set
Zα = ∂
∂zα = 1 2
µ ∂
∂xα −√
−1 ∂
∂yα
¶ , Zα = ∂
∂z¯α = 1 2
µ ∂
∂xα +√
−1 ∂
∂yα
¶ .
Then the complexfication of the tangent spaceT0M at the origin 0 of M is represented as
T0CM = spanC©
Zij, Zji|1≤j ≤j ≤nª . The K¨ahler metric g of M is given, at the origin 0, by
gij kl = ∂2Φ
∂zij∂zkl(0), gij kl = ∂2Φ
∂zij∂z¯kl(0) ¡
=gkl ij¢ , gij kl = ∂2Φ
∂z¯ij∂z¯kl
(0), wheregAB =g(ZA, ZB)(0). Then we have
gij kl =gkl ij =eklij for i6=j, k 6=l, gii kk =gii kk = 1
2δik, whereeklij =δikδjl+δjkδil.
LetR be the curvature tensor of the K¨ahler manifold (M, g), and define RABCD = g(R(ZC, ZD)ZB, ZA)(0). Then we obtain
Rij kl pq rs = ∂4Φ
∂zij∂zkl∂zpq∂zrs(ζ)
¯¯
¯¯
ζ=0
so that
Rii kk pp rr =δrpδriδpkδki,
Rij kl pp rr =δrpδlpekrij +δrpδkpelrij, Rij kk pq rr =ekrijekrpq,
Rij kk pp rs =δikδpkepjrs+δjkδpkepirs, Rii kl pp rs=epirsepikl,
Rii kl pq rs =eipkleiqrs+eiqkleiprs, Rij kk pq rs=ekrpqeksij +ekspqekrij,
Rij kl pq rs=ekrpqelsij +ekspqelrij +elrpqeksij +elspqekrij,
where i < j, k < l, p < q and r < s. By the symmetry properties of R, it is easy to see thatRABCD =RCDAB =−RBACD and RαβCD =RαβCD = 0.
It then is immediate to see that the curvature operator ˆR of (M, g) is given by R(Zˆ ii∧Zkk) =−4X
r,p
δrpδriδkpδikZrr∧Zpp− X
p,q,r,s
¡δikδisekrpq +δikδireskpq¢
Zrs∧Zpq, R(Zˆ ij ∧Zkk) =−2X
r,p,q
ekrijekrpqZrr∧Zpq−2X
p,r,s
¡δikδpkepjrs+δjkδpkepirs¢
Zrs∧Zpp
− X
p,q,r,s
¡ekrpqeksij +ekspqekrij¢
Zrs∧Zpq, R(Zˆ ii∧Zkl) =−2X
p,q,r
¡δprδireiqkl+δqrδireipkl¢
Zrr∧Zpq −2X
p,r,s
epirsepiklZrs∧Zpp
− X
p,q,r,s
¡eipkleiqrs+eiqkleiprs¢
Zrs∧Zpq, R(Zˆ ij ∧Zkl) =−4X
p,r
¡δrpδlpekrij +δrpδkpelrij¢
Zrr∧Zpp
−2X
p,q,r
¡erkijerlpq+erlijerkpq¢
Zrr∧Zpq
−2X
p,r,s
¡epirsepjkl +epjrsepikl¢
Zrs∧Zpp
− X
p,q,r,s
¡ekrpqelsij +ekspqelrij +elrpqeksij +elspqekrij¢
Zrs∧Zpq.
Consequently, the curvature operator ˆRhas three eigenvalues 0,−(n+2) and−2(n+
1), whose eigenvectors are given respectively by
0 ; Zij ∧Zij−Zin∧Zin−Zjn∧Zjn+ 2Znn∧Znn for 1≤i < j ≤n−1, Zii∧Zii−Zin∧Zin+Znn ∧Znn for 1 ≤i≤n−1,
Zij ∧Zik−Zjn∧Zkn for 1≤i≤j < k≤n, Z ∧Z −Z ∧Z for 1≤i < j ≤k≤n−1,
Zij ∧Zjn−Zin∧Zjn for 1 ≤i < j≤n−1, Zik∧Zjk−Zin∧Zjn for 1≤i < j < k≤n−1, Zik∧Zij−Zkn∧Zjn for 1≤i≤j < k≤n, Zjk∧Zij −Zkn∧Zin for 1≤i < j ≤k≤n−1, Zjn∧Zij −Znn∧Zin for 1≤i < j ≤n−1, Zjk∧Zik−Zjn∧Zin for 1≤i < j < k≤n−1, Zii∧Zkk for i6=k,
Zij ∧Zkk for i < j and i, j 6=k, Zii∧Zkl for k < l and i6=k, l,
Zij ∧Zkl for i < j, k < l and i6=k, l, j 6=k, l, Zα∧Zβ, Zα∧Zβ for any α, β,
−(n+ 2) ; Zii∧Zii+ 1 4
Xn
r=i+1
Zir∧Zir+ 1 4
Xi−1
r=1
Zri∧Zri
−Znn∧Znn− 1 4
Xn−1
r=1
Zrn∧Zrn for 1≤i≤n−1, 1
2 Xi−1
r=1
Zri∧Zrk+Zii∧Zik+1 2
Xk−1
r=i+1
Zir∧Zrk+Zik∧Zkk + 1
2 Xn
r=k+1
Zir∧Zkr for 1≤i < k≤n, 1
2 Xk−1
p=1
Zpk∧Zpi+Zkk∧Zik+1 2
Xi−1
p=k+1
Zkp∧Zpi+Zki∧Zii
+ 1 2
Xn
p=i+1
Zkp∧Zip for 1≤i < k ≤n,
−2(n+ 1) ; 2 Xn
r=1
Zrr∧Zrr+X
r<s
Zrs∧Zrs.
4 Type IV
mLetM be an open subsetDnIV ={ζ ∈M(n,1);C)|1+|tζζ|2−2tζζ >0,tζζ <¯ 1}ofCn, wheretζ is the transpose ofζ ∈M, and ¯ζ denotes the complex conjugate of ζ ∈M.
Let ζ =t(z1, . . . , zn) with zi =xi+√
−1yi, i = 1, . . . , n be the canonical complex coordinate system ofM. Let Φ be a real-valued function in a coordinate neighborhood U at the origin 0 of M defined by
Φ(ζ) = log det¡
1−2tζζ+|ζ|2¢−1
= 2 Xn
α=1
|zα|2+X
α,β
(zα)2(¯zβ)2 + 2X
α,β
|zα|2|zβ|2+ (higher order terms) for any ζ ∈U.
Now, Greek indices α, β, . . . run from 1 to n, while Latin capitals A, B, . . . run through 1, . . . , n,¯1, . . . ,n, and we set¯
Zα = ∂
∂zα
= 1 2
µ ∂
∂xα
−√
−1 ∂
∂yα
¶ , Zα = ∂
∂z¯α
= 1 2
µ ∂
∂xα
+√
−1 ∂
∂yα
¶ . The K¨ahler metric g of M is given, at the origin 0, by
gαβ = ∂2Φ
∂zα∂zβ
(0), gαβ = ∂2Φ
∂zα∂z¯β(0), ¡
=gβα¢ gαβ = ∂2Φ
∂z¯α∂z¯β(0), wheregAB =g(ZA, ZB)(0). Then we have
gαβ(0) =gβα(0) =δijδαβ.
LetR be the curvature tensor of the K¨ahler manifold (M, g), and define RABCD = g(R(ZC, ZD)ZB, ZA)(0). Then we have
Rαβγδ(0) = ∂4Φ
∂zα∂zβ∂zγ∂zδ(ζ)
¯¯
¯¯
ζ=0
=−4δ δ + 4δ δ + 4δ δ ,
and it is easy to see thatRABCD =RCDAB =−RBACD and RαβCD =RαβCD = 0.
Then it is immediate to see that the curvature operator ˆR of (M, g) is given by R(Zˆ α∧Zα) = −
Xn
γ=1
Zγ∧Zγ,
R(Zˆ α∧Zβ) = Zβ∧Zα−Zα∧Zβ, for α6=β.
Then ˆR has three eigenvalues 0,−2 and −n, whose eigenvectors are given respectively by
0 ; Zα∧Zα−Zn∧Zn, for 1≤α≤n−1, Zα∧Zβ +Zβ∧Zα for α6=β,
−2 ; Zα∧Zβ −Zβ∧Zα, for α6=β,
−n ;
Xn
α=1
Zα∧Zα.