International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Volume 30 (2002), Issue 10, Pages 621-625
doi:10.1155/S0161171202007603
  
     
          
          The union problem on complex manifolds
          
            Patrick W. Darko
          
          Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Lincoln University, Lincoln University 19352, PA, USA
          
          Abstract
Let Ω be a relatively compact subdomain of a complex manifold, exhaustable by Stein open sets. We give a necessary and sufficient condition for Ω to be Stein, in terms of L2 -estimates for the ∂¯-operator, equivalent to the condition of Markoe (1977) and Silva (1978).