1. The case n = 1

2. See also

3. References

4. External links

In mathematics, more precisely in the theory of functions of several complex variables, a pseudoconvex set is a special type of open set in the n-dimensional complex space Cⁿ. Pseudoconvex sets are important, as they allow for classification of domains of holomorphy.

Let

be a domain, that is, an open connected subset. One says that is pseudoconvex (or Hartogs pseudoconvex) if there exists a continuous plurisubharmonic function on such that the set

is a relatively compact subset of for all real numbers In other words, a domain is pseudoconvex if has a continuous plurisubharmonic exhaustion function. Every (geometrically) convex set is pseudoconvex.

When has a (twice continuously differentiable) boundary, this notion is the same as Levi pseudoconvexity, which is easier to work with. More specifically, with a boundary, it can be shown that has a defining function; i.e., that there exists which is so that , and . Now, is pseudoconvex iff for every and in the complex tangent space at p, that is,

, we have

If does not have a boundary, the following approximation result can come in useful.

If is pseudoconvex, then there exist bounded, strongly Levi pseudoconvex domains with (smooth) boundary which are relatively compact in , such that

This is because once we have a as in the definition we can actually find a C^∞ exhaustion function.

The case n = 1

In one complex dimension, every open domain is pseudoconvex. The concept of pseudoconvexity is thus more useful in dimensions higher than 1.

See also

• Holomorphically convex hull
• Stein manifold
• Analytic polyhedron
• Eugenio Elia Levi

References

• Lars Hörmander, An Introduction to Complex Analysis in Several Variables, North-Holland, 1990. ({{ISBN|0-444-88446-7}}).
• Steven G. Krantz. Function Theory of Several Complex Variables, AMS Chelsea Publishing, Providence, Rhode Island, 1992.

External links

• {{Citation |last=Range |first= R. Michael |date=February 2012 |title=WHAT IS...a Pseudoconvex Domain? |journal=Notices of the American Mathematical Society |volume=59 |issue=2 |pages=301–303 |url=http://www.ams.org/notices/201202/rtx120200301p.pdf |doi=10.1090/noti798}}
• {{springer|title=Pseudo-convex and pseudo-concave|id=p/p075650}}

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