Collapsing of negative K\"ahler-Einstein metrics

Abstract

In this paper, we study the collapsing behaviour of negative K\"{a}hler-Einstein metrics along degenerations of canonical polarized manifolds. We prove that for a toroidal degeneration of canonical polarized manifolds with the total space $\mathbb{Q}$-factorial, the K\"{a}hler-Einstein metrics on fibers collapse to a lower dimensional complete Riemannian manifold in the pointed Gromov-Hausdorff sense by suitably choosing the base points. Furthermore, the most collapsed limit is a real affine K\"{a}hler manifold.