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arxiv: math/0608368 · v5 · pith:6YL7DD53new · submitted 2006-08-15 · 🧮 math.DG

The Complex Structures on S^(2n)

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Let $\widetilde{\cal J}(S^{2n})$ be the set of orthogonal complex structures on $TS^{2n}$. We show that the twistor space $\widetilde{\cal J}(S^{2n})$ is a Kaehler manifold. Then we show that an orthogonal almost complex structure $J_f$ on $S^{2n}$ is integrable if and only if the corresponding section $f\colon\; S^{2n}\to \widetilde{\cal J}(S^{2n}) $ is holomorphic. These shows there is no integrable orthogonal complex structure on the sphere $S^{2n}$ for $n>1$. We also show that there is no complex structure in a neighborhood of the space $\widetilde{\cal J}(S^{2n})$. The method is to study the first Chern class of $T^{(1,0)}S^{2n}$.

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