Non-Kähler metrics on complex manifolds of LVMB type

Abstract

LVMB manifolds are a class of non-Kähler compact complex manifolds with a remarkably rich geometry: in many cases they admit a holomorphic bundle structure over a compact toric manifold. In fact, such a bundle is determined by an algebro-combinatoric datum encapsulating a simplicial fan. This is reflected in a close relationship between the geometry of an LVMB manifold and that of its toric base space. Throughout this paper, we restrict to this subclass of LVMB manifolds. We provide a formula for the characteristic class of the bundle in terms of the original LVMB datum. Subsequently, this expression is employed to address the existence of Hermitian metrics satisfying ``special'' conditions. We consider balanced and SKT metrics, showing that the former are obstructed in most cases. Moreover, within the LVMB class, we construct a new example of a manifold admitting a balanced metric. Finally, restricting ourselves to the subclass of LVM manifolds, we characterize those admitting an SKT metric.