is a connection on a Hermitian vector bundle
, meaning that for all smooth vector fields
is a complex manifold, and the Hermitian vector bundle
is equipped with a holomorphic structure, then there is a unique Hermitian connection whose (0, 1)-part coincides with the Dolbeault operator
This is called the Chern connection on
For details, see Hermitian metrics on a holomorphic vector bundle.
In particular, if the base manifold is Kähler and the vector bundle is its tangent bundle, then the Chern connection coincides with the Levi-Civita connection of the associated Riemannian metric.
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