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Isotopy of symplectic forms on K3 surfaces to Kähler forms

Determine whether every symplectic form on a K3 surface is isotopic, through symplectic forms, to a Kähler form. Equivalently, prove or refute the conjecture that any symplectic structure on a K3 surface is isotopic to a Kähler one.

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Background

The paper proves homological mirror symmetry for projective K3 surfaces under specific conditions and discusses a Kähler upgrade of the symplectic compactification using Gross–Siebert techniques. In this context, the authors note a broad conjecture in symplectic geometry concerning K3 surfaces.

The conjecture asserts that any symplectic form on a K3 surface should be isotopic to a Kähler form. While the authors achieve a Kähler compactification in their specific setting, the general problem remains unresolved in the literature and is highlighted as a notable open question beyond the scope of the present results.

References

It's been conjectured that any symplectic form on a K3 surface is isotopic to a K"ahler one Conjecture 4.2; however, this question remains in general completely open. See for Donaldson's proposed geometric approach to the problem.

Homological mirror symmetry for projective K3 surfaces (2503.05680 - Hacking et al., 7 Mar 2025) in Remark, Section 1.3 (Overview of the proof), Step (D)