In this work we present the proofs of the Laplacian comparison theorems for Kähler manifolds Mm of complex dimension m with holomorphic bisectional curvature bounded from below by −1, 1, and 0. The manifolds being compared are the complex hyperbolic space CHm, the complex projective space CPm, and the complex Euclidean space Cm, which holomorphic bisectional curvatures are −1, 1, and 0, respectively. Moreover, as applications of the Laplacian comparison theorems, we describe the proof of the Bishop- Gromov comparison theorem for Kähler manifolds and obtain an estimate for the first eigenvalue λ1(M) of the Laplacian operator, that is, λ1(M) ≤ m2 = λ1(CHm), and show that the volume of Kähler manifolds with holomorphic bisectional curvature bounded from below by 1 is bounded by the volume of CPm. The results cited above have been proved in 2005 by Li and Wang, in an article Comparison theorem for Kähler Manifolds and Positivity of Spectrum , published in the Journal of Differential Geometry. / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Nesta dissertação, apresentamos as demonstrações dos teoremas de comparação do Laplaciano para variedades Kähler completas Mm de dimensão complexa m com curvatura bisseccional holomorfa limitada inferiormente por −1, 1 e 0. As variedades a serem comparadas são o espaço hiperbólico complexo CHm, o espaço projetivo complexo CPm e o espaço Euclidiano complexo Cm, cujas curvaturas bisseccionais holomorfas são −1, 1 e 0, respectivamente. Além disso, como aplicação dos teoremas de comparação do Laplaciano, descrevemos a prova do Teorema de Comparação de Bishop-Gromov para variedades Kähler; obtemos uma estimativa para o primeiro autovalor λ1(M) do Laplaciano, isto é, λ1(M) ≤ m2 = λ1(CHm); e mostramos que o volume de variedades Kähler, com curvatura bisseccional limitada inferiormente por 1, é limitado pelo volume de CPm. Os resultados citados acima foram provados em 2005 por Li e Wang no artigo Comparison Theorem for Kähler Manifolds and Positivity of Spectrum , publicado no Journal of Differential Geometry.

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Cette thèse est consacrée à l'étude des variétés projectives strictement convexes de volume fini. Une telle variété est le quotient G\U d'un ouvert proprement convexe U de l'espace projectif réel RP^(n-1) par un sous-groupe discret sans torsion G de SLn(R) qui préserve U. Dans un premier temps, on étudie l'adhérence de Zariski des holonomies de variétés projectives strictement convexes de volume fini. Pour une telle variété G\U, on montre que, soit G est Zariski-dense dans SLn(R), soit l'adhérence de Zariski de G est conjuguée à SO(1,n-1). On s'intéresse ensuite à l'espace des modules des structures projectives strictement convexes de volume fini. On montre en particulier que cet espace des modules est un fermé de l'espace des représentations. / In this thesis, we study strictly convex projective manifolds of finite volume. Such a manifold is the quotient G\U of a properly convex open subset U of the real projective space RP^(n-1) by a discrete torsionfree subgroup G of SLn(R) preserving U. We study the Zariski closure of holonomies of convex projective manifolds of finite volume. For such manifolds G\U, we show that either the Zariski closure of G is SLn(R) or it is a conjugate of SO(1,n-1).We also focuss on the moduli space of strictly convex projective structures of finite volume. We show that this moduli space is a closed set of the representation space.