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September 5, 2026Journal of Geometric AnalysisOpen Access

All Toric Hermitian ALE Gravitational Instantons

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BABernardo AranedaJLJames Lucietti

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Mathematical proof demonstrates that the Eguchi-Hanson metric is the unique toric Hermitian non-Kähler ALE instanton, supporting the Gibbons and Bando-Kasue-Nakajima conjecture.

Key Points

  • To classify all smooth, Ricci-flat, asymptotically locally Euclidean (ALE) gravitational instantons equipped with a toric Hermitian non-Kähler geometric structure.
  • Avoided standard toric Kähler geometry by performing a direct global analysis of the Tod form of the metric.
  • Formulated and solved the underlying metric equations using Weyl-Papapetrou coordinates, adapting methods established for ALF instantons.
  • Proved that the Eguchi-Hanson instanton is the unique smooth, Ricci-flat ALE gravitational instanton with a toric Hermitian non-Kähler structure.
  • Provided rigorous analytical support for the Gibbons and Bando-Kasue-Nakajima conjecture stating that every Ricci-flat ALE gravitational instanton must be self-dual.

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Araneda et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd3726b95aff0620eaaebhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12220-026-02579-7
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