Blow-Ups in Generalized Complex Geometry

Generalized complex geometry is a theory that unifies complex geometry and symplectic geometry into one single framework. It was introduced by Hitchin and Gualtieri around 2002. In this thesis we address the following question: given a generalized complex manifold together with a submanifold, does the blow-up of that submanifold admit again a generalized complex structure? We give the following answers to this question: If the directions that are normal to the submanifold are purely complex, then the blow-up admits a generalized complex structure for which the blow-down map is generalized holomorphic if and only if the induced Lie algebra on the conormal bundle of the submanifold is degenerate. This is a rather restrictive condition, but it is always satisfied if the submanifold is of complex codimension two. On the other extreme, if all the normal directions are symplectic, then we show that the blow-up always admits a generalized complex structure, provided the submanifold is compact. We then also give an example of a submanifold that is not of the above two types, and show that it can not be blown up. Finally, we also address the analogous question in generalized Kähler geometry. Given a generalized Kähler manifold together with a submanifold, we show that under certain geometric constraints on the submanifold the blow-up is again generalized Kähler