Monge-Ampère Equations, Geodesics and Geometric Invariant Theory
Existence and uniqueness theorems for weak solutions of a complex Monge-Ampère equation are established, extending the Bedford-Taylor pluripotential theory. As a consequence, using the Tian-Yau-Zelditch theorem, it is shown that geodesics in the space of Kähler potentials can be approximated by geodesics in the spaces of Bergman metrics. Motivation from Donaldson’s program on constant scalar curvature metrics and Yau’s strategy of approximating Kähler metrics by Bergman metrics is also discussed....