Fubini-Study metric

The Hermitian metric on a complex projective space defined by the Hermitian scalar product in . It was introduced almost simultaneously by G. Fubini [1] and E. Study [2]. The Fubini–Study metric is given by the formula

where is the scalar product in and ; the distance between the points , , where , is determined from the formula

The Fubini–Study metric is Kählerian (and is even a Hodge metric); its associated Kähler form is

The Fubini–Study metric is, up to proportionality, the unique Riemannian metric on that is invariant under the unitary group , which preserves the scalar product. The space , endowed with the Fubini–Study metric, is a compact Hermitian symmetric space of rank 1. It is also called an elliptic Hermitian space.

References

[1]	G. Fubini, "Sulle metriche definite da una forme Hermitiana" Atti Istit. Veneto , 63 (1904) pp. 502–513
[2]	E. Study, "Kürzeste Wege im komplexen Gebiet" Math. Ann. , 60 (1905) pp. 321–378
[3]	E. Cartan, "Leçons sur la géometrie projective complexe" , Gauthier-Villars (1950)
[4]	S. Helgason, "Differential geometry and symmetric spaces" , Acad. Press (1962)
[5]	S.S. Chern, "Complex manifolds" , Univ. Recife (1959)

Comments

Reference [a1] below is an extended and revised version of [4]. The Fubini–Study metric is extensively used in (multi-dimensional) complex analysis, [a2], [a3].

For Hodge and Kähler metrics cf. Kähler metric.

References

[a1]	S. Helgason, "Differential geometry, Lie groups, and symmetric spaces" , Acad. Press (1978)
[a2]	R.O. Wells jr., "Differential analysis on complex manifolds" , Springer (1980)
[a3]	E.M. Chirka, "Complex analytic sets" , Kluwer (1989) (Translated from Russian)