The union problem for domains with partial pseudoconvex boundaries
Jinjin Hu, Xujun Zhang
TL;DR
The paper studies the union problem for bounded domains $D\subset \mathbb{C}^n$ with smooth boundaries by proving that a domain expressible as an increasing union $D=\bigcup_j D_j$ of hyper-$q$-convex subdomains is itself hyper-$q$-convex. A new characterization of hyper-$q$-convexity is established via solvability and $L^2$-estimates for weighted $\bar{\partial}$-problems with weights $\varphi=a\|z-z_0\|^2-b$, together with a boundary-type Bochner inequality. The approach combines Hörmander-type $L^2$ existence results, localization and a delicate boundary analysis to rule out non-hyper-$q$-convex boundary points. Additionally, a convex-analytic (real) analogue is developed using a weighted $d$-complex, yielding a parallel union result for $q$-convexity and highlighting the parallel between complex-analytic and real differential-geometric convexity.
Abstract
We show that a smooth bounded domain in $\mathbb{C}^n$ admitting partial pseudoconvex exhaustion remains partial pseudoconvex. The main ingredient of the proof is based on a new characterization of hyper-$q$-convex domains. Furthermore, we get several convex analogies.
