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Complex Manifold


A complex manifold is a manifold M whose coordinate charts are open subsets of C^n and the transition functions between charts are holomorphic functions. Naturally, a complex manifold of complex dimension n also has the structure of a real smooth manifold of dimension 2n.

A function f:M->C is holomorphic if it is holomorphic in every coordinate chart. Similarly, a map f:M->N is holomorphic if its restrictions to coordinate charts on N are holomorphic. Two complex manifolds M and N are considered equivalent if there is a map f:M->N which is a diffeomorphism and whose inverse is holomorphic.

Assuming the proposed complex structure on S^6 described by Alpöge (2026), Liang et al. (2026) constructed a complex manifold diffeomorphic to the product of spheres S^2×S^4. The authors state that GPT-5.6 Sol suggested the construction route and the classification theorem used to identify the underlying smooth manifold. It also first generated proofs of three intermediate results that the authors checked and rewrote. Independent review of either construction had not been reported as of Sep. 7, 2026 (VibeMathed 2026).


See also

Algebraic Variety, Complex Lie Group, Complex Structure, Conformal Mapping, CR Manifold, Holomorphic Function, Manifold, Riemann Surface, Trautman Conjecture

Portions of this entry contributed by Todd Rowland

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References

Alpöge, L. "A Compact Complex Threefold Fibred by Tori over the Projective Line, and the Six-Sphere." 2026. https://alpo.ge/s6.pdf.Liang, R.; Liu, C.; and Zhang, Y. "Remarks on the Complex Structures on P^3 and S^2×S^4." 30 Aug 2026. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.29651.VibeMathed. "A Complex Structure on S^2×S^4." 2026. https://vibemathed.com/problem/a-complex-structure-on-s-2-times-s-4.

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Weisstein, Eric W., with contributions by Todd Rowland. "Complex Manifold." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/ComplexManifold.html

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