Constant $\mu$-scalar curvature K\"ahler metric -- formulation and foundational results

Abstract

We introduce mu-scalar curvature for a K"ahler metric with a moment map mu and start up a study on constant mu-scalar curvature K"ahler metric as a generalization of both cscK metric and K"ahler-Ricci soliton and as a continuity path to extremal metric. We study some fundamental constraints to the existence of constant mu-scalar curvature K"ahler metric by investigating a volume functional as a generalization of Tian-Zhu's work, which is closely related to Perelman's W-functional. A new K-energy is studied as an approach to the uniqueness problem of constant mu-scalar curvature and as a prelude to new K-stability concept.