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The Dolbeault adjoint and Laplacian: local formulas and ellipticity

Statement

Assume the Axiom of Choice, inherited through the completed $L^{2}$ spaces and the Sobolev-localisation interface of The maximal Dolbeault operator and its Hilbert adjoint on a compact Riemann surface; the local calculations below make no new choice. Let $X$ be a compact Riemann surface, $E$ a holomorphic line bundle with Hermitian metric $h$ , and $g$ a compatible Riemannian metric. Use the spaces, maximal operator $\overset{ˉ}{D}$ , Hilbert adjoint ${\overset{ˉ}{D}}^{*}$ , and Dolbeault Laplacian $Δ^{''}$ of The maximal Dolbeault operator and its Hilbert adjoint on a compact Riemann surface. Let $⋆_{E}$ be the conjugate-linear bundle-valued Hodge map of Hermitian metric and $L^{2}$ pairing on a compact Riemann surface, characterized by $s \land ⋆_{E} t = ⟨ s, t ⟩ d V_{g}$ . In the formula below, $⋆_{E}^{- 1}$ means the inverse of its degree-zero map $E \to Λ^{1, 1} T^{*} X \otimes E^{*}$ .

For a smooth $E$ -valued $(0, 1)$ -form $t$ , define ${\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}^{*} t : = - ⋆_{E}^{- 1} {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E^{*}} (⋆_{E} t) .$ Then ${\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}^{*} t$ is smooth, every smooth $t$ lies in $dom {\overset{ˉ}{D}}^{*}$ , and ${\overset{ˉ}{D}}^{*} t = {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}^{*} t$ . In particular, for compactly supported smooth sections $s$ and $(0, 1)$ -forms $t$ , $⟨ {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E} s, t ⟩_{L^{2}} = ⟨ s, {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}^{*} t ⟩_{L^{2}} .$

In a holomorphic chart $z = x + i y$ and holomorphic frame $e$ with $ψ = h (e, e) > 0$ , write $g = ρ (d x^{2} + d y^{2})$ , so $d V_{g} = ρ d x d y$ . For smooth local coefficients $f, u$ , ${\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E} (f e) = \frac{\partial f}{\partial \overset{ˉ}{z}} d \overset{ˉ}{z} \otimes e, {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}^{*} (u d \overset{ˉ}{z} \otimes e) = - \frac{2}{ρ ψ} \frac{\partial (ψ u)}{\partial z} e .$ Thus $Δ_{0}^{''} f = - \frac{2}{ρ ψ} \frac{\partial}{\partial z} (ψ \frac{\partial f}{\partial \overset{ˉ}{z}}), Δ_{1}^{''} (u d \overset{ˉ}{z} \otimes e) = - 2 \frac{\partial}{\partial \overset{ˉ}{z}} (\frac{1}{ρ ψ} \frac{\partial (ψ u)}{\partial z}) d \overset{ˉ}{z} \otimes e,$ so both blocks are divergence-form operators with smooth coefficients. The smooth operator $Δ^{''}$ is formally self-adjoint of order $2$ . With the Fourier convention $σ_{F} (\partial_{x}) = i ξ_{x}$ , $σ_{F} (\partial_{y}) = i ξ_{y}$ , its principal symbol on both form degrees is $σ_{F} (Δ^{''}) (x, ξ) = \frac{1}{2 ρ (x)} ∣ ξ ∣_{e u c l}^{2} id = \frac{1}{2} ∣ ξ ∣_{g}^{2} id (ξ \neq 0),$ which is positive definite. Under the scalar-polynomial convention $p_{2} (x, ξ) = \sum_{∣ α ∣ = 2} a_{α} (x) ξ^{α}$ of Principal part and principal symbol of a scalar PDE, the same operator has $p_{2} = - \frac{1}{2} ∣ ξ ∣_{g}^{2} id$ ; this is negative definite and hence also elliptic. The first-order Fourier symbols of ${\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}$ and ${\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}^{*}$ have trivial kernel on every nonzero real covector; hence these operators are locally elliptic in the injective-symbol sense.

Facts & Assumptions

Given: A compact Riemann surface $X$ , a holomorphic line bundle $E$ with supplied positive Hermitian metric, a compatible Riemannian metric, and the operators $\overset{ˉ}{D}, {\overset{ˉ}{D}}^{*}, Δ^{''}$ from the preceding item.

[F1]

The bundle Dolbeault operators are globally defined; in a holomorphic frame $e$ , ${\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E} (f e) = (\partial_{\overset{ˉ}{z}} f) d \overset{ˉ}{z} \otimes e$ , and the dual operator extends coefficientwise to $E^{*}$ -valued forms (Holomorphic line bundles and meromorphic sections on a Riemann surface).

[F2]

The bundle star is conjugate-linear, satisfies $s \land ⋆_{E} t = ⟨ s, t ⟩ d V_{g}$ , and in a chart/frame of weight $ψ$ has $⋆_{E} (f e) = \frac{i ρ ψ}{2} \overset{ˉ}{f} d z \land d \overset{ˉ}{z} \otimes e^{*}$ and $⋆_{E} (u d \overset{ˉ}{z} \otimes e) = - i ψ \overset{ˉ}{u} d z \otimes e^{*}$ (Hermitian metric and $L^{2}$ pairing on a compact Riemann surface).

[F3]

The maximal operator's domain is defined by $\int_{X} \overset{ˉ}{D} u \land φ = - \int_{X} u \land {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E^{*}} φ$ for every smooth test $φ \in C_{c}^{\infty} (X, K \otimes E^{*})$ , and ${\overset{ˉ}{D}}^{*}$ is defined by the first-variable-linear Hilbert adjoint identity (The maximal Dolbeault operator and its Hilbert adjoint on a compact Riemann surface).

[F4]

The Wirtinger derivatives satisfy $\partial_{z} = \frac{1}{2} (\partial_{x} - i \partial_{y})$ and $\partial_{\overset{ˉ}{z}} = \frac{1}{2} (\partial_{x} + i \partial_{y})$ (The Wirtinger derivatives $\partial_{z} f$ and $\partial_{\overset{ˉ}{z}} f$ , and antiholomorphic functions).

[F5]

For a scalar local differential expression of order $2$ , the principal symbol is the homogeneous polynomial made from its top-order coefficients; a real scalar quadratic symbol is elliptic when it is nonzero for every nonzero real covector (Principal part and principal symbol of a scalar PDE, Elliptic, hyperbolic, and parabolic principal symbols).

[F6]

Full AC and its countable instances are inherited from the completed Hilbert and Sobolev-localisation interfaces stated in the preceding item; the local calculations here use no choice (The Axiom of Choice, The Axiom of Countable Choice ( ${A C}_{ω}$ ), The maximal Dolbeault operator and its Hilbert adjoint on a compact Riemann surface).

[F7]

The Chern connection's $(0, 1)$ component is the holomorphic Dolbeault operator; thus Demailly's smooth Chern Dolbeault Laplacian in the cited comparison has the same differential expression as the blocks computed here (Chern connection of a Hermitian holomorphic line bundle).

Proof

technique · use the weak adjoint identity to prove the formal formula, compute its chart expression, then calculate the principal symbols

1.1F1F2F3givenalgebra

For any $u \in dom \overset{ˉ}{D}$ , let $v = \overset{ˉ}{D} u$ and take the smooth test $φ = ⋆_{E} t$ in [F3]. By [F2], $⟨ v, t ⟩_{L^{2}} = \int_{X} v \land ⋆_{E} t$ , and the weak identity gives $⟨ v, t ⟩_{L^{2}} = - \int_{X} u \land {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E^{*}} ⋆_{E} t$ . The definition of ${\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}^{*}$ implies $⋆_{E} ({\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}^{*} t) = - {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E^{*}} ⋆_{E} t$ , so this is $⟨ u, {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}^{*} t ⟩_{L^{2}}$ . Thus $t \in dom {\overset{ˉ}{D}}^{*}$ and ${\overset{ˉ}{D}}^{*} t = {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}^{*} t$ ; smooth sections belong to $dom \overset{ˉ}{D}$ and $\overset{ˉ}{D} s = {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E} s$ , giving the stated formal identity.

2.1F1F2F4step 1.1algebra

In the chart/frame of the statement, solving the $q = 0$ star formula in [F2] for its coefficient gives $⋆_{E}^{- 1} (a d z \land d \overset{ˉ}{z} \otimes e^{*}) = \frac{2 i}{ρ ψ} \overset{ˉ}{a} e$ . For $t = u d \overset{ˉ}{z} \otimes e$ , [F2] gives $⋆_{E} t = - i ψ \overset{ˉ}{u} d z \otimes e^{*}$ , and the local dual Dolbeault formula in [F1] gives ${\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E^{*}} ⋆_{E} t = i \partial_{\overset{ˉ}{z}} (ψ \overset{ˉ}{u}) d z \land d \overset{ˉ}{z} \otimes e^{*}$ . Applying the displayed inverse and conjugating the coefficient yields $⋆_{E}^{- 1} {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E^{*}} ⋆_{E} t = \frac{2}{ρ ψ} \partial_{z} (ψ u) e$ , so the negative sign in the definition gives the claimed formula for ${\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}^{*}$ .

3.1F1step 2.1given

The local Dolbeault formula in [F1] gives $Δ_{0}^{''} f = {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}^{*} {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E} f = - \frac{2}{ρ ψ} \partial_{z} (ψ \partial_{\overset{ˉ}{z}} f)$ . Applying ${\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}$ to the formula from step 2.1 gives $Δ_{1}^{''} (u d \overset{ˉ}{z} \otimes e) = - 2 \partial_{\overset{ˉ}{z}} ((ρ ψ)^{- 1} \partial_{z} (ψ u)) d \overset{ˉ}{z} \otimes e$ . The coefficients are smooth because $ρ, ψ$ are smooth and positive.

4.1step 1.1step 3.1given

For smooth sections $s_{0}, t_{0}$ and smooth $(0, 1)$ -forms $s_{1}, t_{1}$ , the formal-adjoint identity in step 1.1 gives $⟨ Δ_{0}^{''} s_{0}, t_{0} ⟩ = ⟨ {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E} s_{0}, {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E} t_{0} ⟩ = ⟨ s_{0}, Δ_{0}^{''} t_{0} ⟩$ and $⟨ Δ_{1}^{''} s_{1}, t_{1} ⟩ = ⟨ {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}^{*} s_{1}, {\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}^{*} t_{1} ⟩ = ⟨ s_{1}, Δ_{1}^{''} t_{1} ⟩$ . Thus the smooth differential operator is formally self-adjoint.

4.2F4F5F7step 3.1algebra

The top-order term of either Laplacian block in step 3.1 is $- \frac{2}{ρ} \partial_{z} \partial_{\overset{ˉ}{z}} = - \frac{1}{2 ρ} (\partial_{x}^{2} + \partial_{y}^{2})$ ; lower-order derivatives of $ψ$ and $ρ$ do not enter the symbol [F4, F5, step 3.1]. With $σ_{F} (\partial_{j}) = i ξ_{j}$ , the Fourier symbol is $σ_{F} (Δ^{''}) (x, ξ) = \frac{1}{2 ρ (x)} (ξ_{x}^{2} + ξ_{y}^{2}) id = \frac{1}{2} ∣ ξ ∣_{g}^{2} id$ . With the scalar-polynomial convention from [F5], $p_{2} = - \frac{1}{2 ρ (x)} (ξ_{x}^{2} + ξ_{y}^{2}) id = - \frac{1}{2} ∣ ξ ∣_{g}^{2} id$ , which is nonzero for $ξ \neq 0$ and has a definite sign. The first-order Fourier symbols are $σ_{F} ({\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}) (ξ) = \frac{i}{2} (ξ_{x} + i ξ_{y})$ and $σ_{F} ({\overset{ˉ}{\partial}}_{E}^{*}) (ξ) = - \frac{i}{ρ} (ξ_{x} - i ξ_{y})$ in the local line frames, each nonzero for nonzero real $ξ$ . By [F7], the source's Chern-connection Dolbeault operator has this same $(0, 1)$ part; the local computation itself proves the stated ellipticity.

5.1F1F2F3F4F5F6F7step 1.1step 2.1step 3.1step 4.1step 4.2∎

Steps 1.1–4.2 prove the formal adjoint identity, agreement with the Hilbert adjoint on smooth forms, both local Laplacian formulas, formal self-adjointness, and the positive Fourier and negative scalar-polynomial symbols. Full AC is inherited exactly through the preceding maximal-operator item; the local computations themselves use no choice.

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Sources

Jean-Pierre Demailly, Complex Analytic and Differential Geometry (author manuscript, Universite Grenoble Alpes) (standard reference, not scraped)
Jean-Pierre Demailly, Complex Analytic and Differential Geometry (author manuscript, Universite Grenoble Alpes) (standard reference, not scraped)
Jean-Pierre Demailly, Complex Analytic and Differential Geometry (author manuscript, Universite Grenoble Alpes) (standard reference, not scraped)
Eduard Looijenga, Riemann Surfaces (2007 author lecture notes) (standard reference, not scraped)