$C^{1,1}$ regularity of geodesics of singular K\"{a}hler metrics

Abstract

We show the optimal $C^{1,1}$ regularity of geodesics in nef and big cohomology class on K\"ahler manifolds away from the non-K\"ahler locus, assuming sufficiently regular initial data. As a special case, we prove the $C^{1,1}$ regularity of geodesics of K\"ahler metrics on compact K\"ahler varieties away from the singular locus. Our main novelty is an improved boundary estimate for the complex Monge-Amp\`ere equation that does not require strict positivity of the reference form near the boundary. We also discuss the case of some special geodesic rays.