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2109.06722

Kummer Rigidity for Hyperkähler Automorphisms

Seung Uk Jang

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The uploaded paper (Jang, 2021) proves: if X is a projective hyperkähler manifold and a holomorphic automorphism f has positive entropy and the volume form is a measure of maximal entropy, then X is the normalization of a torus quotient and f is induced by a hyperbolic affine automorphism on that quotient, i.e., a hyperkähler Kummer example. This is stated explicitly as Theorem 1 and proved via a detailed argument using Green currents, a “simplicity” criterion yielding uniqueness of the measure of maximal entropy, Jensen’s inequality to force constant expansion/contraction, and a flatness-to-torus-quotient step . The candidate solution correctly concludes the same result and cites Jang’s theorem, so it reaches the right answer. However, it glosses over a key technical point by asserting uniqueness of the maximal entropy measure essentially from the hyperkähler dynamical-degree pattern d_p = d_1^p, whereas the paper verifies the needed “simple” spectral property and wedge-positivity of Green currents to deduce uniqueness (via Dinh–De Thélin and Dinh–Sibony) . Aside from this under-justified step, the candidate’s reduction to Jang’s theorem is correct.

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\textbf{Recommendation:} minor revisions

\textbf{Journal Tier:} specialist/solid

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The manuscript proves a clear and well-motivated rigidity theorem for projective hyperkähler automorphisms when the volume measure is of maximal entropy. It extends surface-level Kummer rigidity to higher-dimensional hyperkähler manifolds with a novel and elegant Jensen-inequality argument that forces constant expansion/contraction, leading to holomorphic (un)stable distributions, flatness, and a torus-quotient structure. The chain of inputs (Dinh–Sibony, Dinh–De Thélin, Collins–Tosatti, flatness, and a structural theorem) is coherent and appears sound. Minor clarifications would further improve readability and help non-specialists trace the uniqueness-of-MME step and the final structural input.