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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2015 iii Paper 18 2 a Solution by
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We use complex-valued smooth differential forms. The sheaf of smooth differential forms is , with the usual restriction maps. Dualizing the type decomposition of the complexified tangent bundle and taking exterior powers decomposes this bundle into the summandsTheir smooth sections form the sheaf of differential forms of type (p, q) . Locally a section is a sum of with , and smooth coefficients. Holomorphic transition maps preserve types, so the local decompositions agree globally. HenceThe exterior derivative splits as , with bidegrees and . Its square being zero gives and . The Dolbeault cohomology is thereforeForms in negative or out-of-range bidegrees are understood to be zero.
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