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Hermitian symmetric space
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Definition
Let be a connected Hermitian manifold. So is a complex manifold with integrable almost complex structure . The Riemannian metric satisfies for all tangent vectors . The manifold is a Hermitian symmetric space if each point has an isometry with three properties.
- is holomorphic.
- .
- is an isolated fixed point of .
Remarks
Conditions 2 and 3 force , so is a Riemannian symmetric space and is its geodesic symmetry. The metric is then Kähler.
Example: the unit disc with the metric . At take : it is holomorphic, an isometry, an involution, and is its only fixed point. The holomorphic isometries act transitively, and conjugating by them gives at every point .
Non-example: the round sphere is a Riemannian symmetric space, but it has no almost complex structure at all, so it is not a Hermitian symmetric space.
Each simply connected Hermitian symmetric space is a product of a flat part and irreducible ones of compact type, such as , and of noncompact type, such as .
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| Tag | 52GCNZ1MZ8 |
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| URI | m2://52GCNZ1MZ8 |
| Kind | definition |
| Writing | W0 stub |
| MSC | 32M15, 53C35 |
| Defines | Hermitian symmetric space |
| Uses | Symmetric space, Hermitian manifold, Almost complex manifold, Isometry of Riemannian manifolds |
| Changed | 2 November 2026 |
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