Real cohomology characterization under n-positive Kähler curvature

Prove that if a closed Kähler manifold of complex dimension n has n-positive Kähler curvature operator, then it has the real cohomology ring of complex projective n-space.

Background

The paper combines vanishing theorems for holomorphic forms and primitive harmonic (n−1,1)-forms with earlier curvature estimates to characterize closed Kähler manifolds whose cohomology ring agrees with that of complex projective space. Theorem MainTheoremCPn establishes this characterization under a dimension-dependent positivity threshold k_n, and the paper notes that the case n=3 is covered by the main results.

A positive resolution of the preceding conjecture on primitive (p,q)-forms would imply the stronger uniform statement that n-positive Kähler curvature operator suffices in every complex dimension. Thus, this conjecture is presented as a consequence of the broader unresolved curvature-vanishing problem.

References

A positive resolution of Conjecture \ref{ProposedCurvatureConditions} would imply If $(M,g)$ is a closed K\"ahler manifold of complex dimension $n$ with $n$-positive K\"ahler curvature operator, then $M$ is a real cohomology $\mathbb{CP}n.$

A vanishing result for harmonic $(n-1,1)$-forms  (2609.11665 - Wink, 10 Sep 2026) in Introduction, Conjecture CPnConjecture