A priori estimates for Donaldson's equation over compact Hermitian manifolds

Abstract

In this paper we prove a priori estimates for Donaldson's equation $\omega\wedge(\chi+\sqrt{-1}\partial\bar{\partial}\varphi)^{n-1}=e^{F}(\chi+\sqrt{-1}\partial\bar{\partial}\varphi)^{n}$ over a compact Hermitian manifold X of complex dimension n, where $\omega$ and $\chi$ are arbitrary Hermitian metrics. Our estimates answer a question of Tosatti-Weinkove.