Kahler parabolicity and the Euler number of compact manifolds of non-positive sectional curvature

Authors
Citation
J. Cao et F. Xavier, Kahler parabolicity and the Euler number of compact manifolds of non-positive sectional curvature, MATH ANNAL, 319(3), 2001, pp. 483-491
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics
Journal title
MATHEMATISCHE ANNALEN
ISSN journal
00255831 → ACNP
Volume
319
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
483 - 491
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-5831(200103)319:3<483:KPATEN>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Let M-2n be a compact Riemannian manifold of non-positive sectional curvatu re. It is shown that if M-2n is homeomorphic to a Kahler manifold, then its Euler number satisfies the inequality (-1)(n)chi (M-2n) greater than or eq ual to 0.