Let a and m be positive integers such that 2a < m. We show that in the domain $D:={z\in ℂ³|r\left(z\right):=\Re z₁+|z₁|²+|z₂|}^{2m}+{\left|z₂z₃\right|}^{2a}+{\left|z₃\right|}^{2m}<0$ the holomorphic sectional curvature $R_D(z;X)$ of the Bergman metric at z in direction X tends to -∞ when z tends to 0 non-tangentially, and the direction X is suitably chosen. It seems that an example with this feature has not been known so far.

We consider a generic complex polynomial in two variables and a basis in the first homology group of a nonsingular level curve. We take an arbitrary tuple of homogeneous polynomial 1-forms of appropriate degrees so that their integrals over the basic cycles form a square matrix (of multivalued analytic functions of the level value). We give an explicit formula for the determinant of this matrix.

In this paper, the definition of the derivative of meromorphic functions is extended to holomorphic maps from a plane domain into the complex projective space. We then use it to study the normality criteria for families of holomorphic maps. The results obtained generalize and improve Schwick's theorem for normal families.

We prove an extension theorem for Kähler currents with analytic singularities in a Kähler class on a complex submanifold of a compact Kähler manifold.

Let $D_j\subset {ℂ}^{k_j}$ be a pseudoconvex domain and let $A_j\subset D_j$ be a locally pluriregular set, j = 1,...,N. Put $X:={\bigcup }_{j=1}^{N}A₁\times ...\times A_{j-1}\times D_j\times A_{j+1}\times ...\times A_N\subset {ℂ}^{k₁+...+k_N}$. Let U be an open connected neighborhood of X and let M ⊊ U be an analytic subset. Then there exists an analytic subset M̂ of the “envelope of holomorphy” X̂ of X with M̂ ∩ X ⊂ M such that for every function f separately holomorphic on X∖M there exists an f̂ holomorphic on X̂∖M̂ with ${f̂|}_{X\setminus M}=f$. The result generalizes special cases which were studied in [Ökt 1998], [Ökt 1999], [Sic 2001], and [Jar-Pfl 2001].

The main result of the paper is a new Hartogs type extension theorem for generalized (N,k)-crosses with analytic singularities for separately holomorphic functions and for separately meromorphic functions. Our result is a simultaneous generalization of several known results, from the classical cross theorem, through the extension theorem with analytic singularities for generalized crosses, to the cross theorem with analytic singularities for meromorphic functions.

Let $\Sigma$ be a surface with a symplectic form, let $\phi$ be a symplectomorphism of $\Sigma$, and let $Y$ be the mapping torus of $\phi$. We show that the dimensions of moduli spaces of embedded pseudoholomorphic curves in $ℝ\times 𝕐$, with cylindrical ends asymptotic to periodic orbits of $\phi$ or multiple covers thereof, are bounded from above by an additive relative index. We deduce some compactness results for these moduli spaces. This paper establishes some of the foundations for a program with Michael Thaddeus, to understand...

Some relations between normal complex surface singularities and symplectic fillings of the links of the singularities are discussed. For a certain class of singularities of general type, which are called hypersurface K3 singularities in this paper, an inequality for numerical invariants of any minimal symplectic fillings of the links of the singularities is derived. This inequality can be regarded as a symplectic/contact analog of the 11/8-conjecture in 4-dimensional topology.