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Suppose that ${u_alpha}_{alpha in A}$ is a family of plurisubharmonic functions (psh function) on $Omega subsetsubset mathbb{C}^n$. Then, let $u(z) = sup_{alpha in A} u_{alpha}(z)$ be the upper envelope.



I found in lots of literature that
$$u^ast(z) := lim_{epsilon rightarrow 0} sup_{B_{epsilon}(z)} u(z)$$ (usc regularization)
is still a psh fucntion.



Is there any counterexample that the upper envelope $u$ for psh functions $u_alpha$ before doing usc regulatization is not psh, I wonder?










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    Suppose that ${u_alpha}_{alpha in A}$ is a family of plurisubharmonic functions (psh function) on $Omega subsetsubset mathbb{C}^n$. Then, let $u(z) = sup_{alpha in A} u_{alpha}(z)$ be the upper envelope.



    I found in lots of literature that
    $$u^ast(z) := lim_{epsilon rightarrow 0} sup_{B_{epsilon}(z)} u(z)$$ (usc regularization)
    is still a psh fucntion.



    Is there any counterexample that the upper envelope $u$ for psh functions $u_alpha$ before doing usc regulatization is not psh, I wonder?










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      Suppose that ${u_alpha}_{alpha in A}$ is a family of plurisubharmonic functions (psh function) on $Omega subsetsubset mathbb{C}^n$. Then, let $u(z) = sup_{alpha in A} u_{alpha}(z)$ be the upper envelope.



      I found in lots of literature that
      $$u^ast(z) := lim_{epsilon rightarrow 0} sup_{B_{epsilon}(z)} u(z)$$ (usc regularization)
      is still a psh fucntion.



      Is there any counterexample that the upper envelope $u$ for psh functions $u_alpha$ before doing usc regulatization is not psh, I wonder?










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      Suppose that ${u_alpha}_{alpha in A}$ is a family of plurisubharmonic functions (psh function) on $Omega subsetsubset mathbb{C}^n$. Then, let $u(z) = sup_{alpha in A} u_{alpha}(z)$ be the upper envelope.



      I found in lots of literature that
      $$u^ast(z) := lim_{epsilon rightarrow 0} sup_{B_{epsilon}(z)} u(z)$$ (usc regularization)
      is still a psh fucntion.



      Is there any counterexample that the upper envelope $u$ for psh functions $u_alpha$ before doing usc regulatization is not psh, I wonder?







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          Here is an example that works already for $n=1$. Let $Omega$ be the unit disc and let
          $$
          u_n(z) = frac1n log|z|.
          $$

          Then
          $$
          u(z) = sup_n u_n(z) = begin{cases} 0, & z neq 0 \ -infty, & z = 0, end{cases}
          $$

          which is not upper semicontinuous, and therefore not (pluri-)subharmonic.



          It may also be helpful to know that $u$ is "almost" psh already before the usc regularization; assuming that the family ${ u_alpha }$ is locally upper bounded, then $u = u^*$ outside a pluripolar set, so in particular outside a set of Lebesgue measure $0$.






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            Here is an example that works already for $n=1$. Let $Omega$ be the unit disc and let
            $$
            u_n(z) = frac1n log|z|.
            $$

            Then
            $$
            u(z) = sup_n u_n(z) = begin{cases} 0, & z neq 0 \ -infty, & z = 0, end{cases}
            $$

            which is not upper semicontinuous, and therefore not (pluri-)subharmonic.



            It may also be helpful to know that $u$ is "almost" psh already before the usc regularization; assuming that the family ${ u_alpha }$ is locally upper bounded, then $u = u^*$ outside a pluripolar set, so in particular outside a set of Lebesgue measure $0$.






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              Here is an example that works already for $n=1$. Let $Omega$ be the unit disc and let
              $$
              u_n(z) = frac1n log|z|.
              $$

              Then
              $$
              u(z) = sup_n u_n(z) = begin{cases} 0, & z neq 0 \ -infty, & z = 0, end{cases}
              $$

              which is not upper semicontinuous, and therefore not (pluri-)subharmonic.



              It may also be helpful to know that $u$ is "almost" psh already before the usc regularization; assuming that the family ${ u_alpha }$ is locally upper bounded, then $u = u^*$ outside a pluripolar set, so in particular outside a set of Lebesgue measure $0$.






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                Here is an example that works already for $n=1$. Let $Omega$ be the unit disc and let
                $$
                u_n(z) = frac1n log|z|.
                $$

                Then
                $$
                u(z) = sup_n u_n(z) = begin{cases} 0, & z neq 0 \ -infty, & z = 0, end{cases}
                $$

                which is not upper semicontinuous, and therefore not (pluri-)subharmonic.



                It may also be helpful to know that $u$ is "almost" psh already before the usc regularization; assuming that the family ${ u_alpha }$ is locally upper bounded, then $u = u^*$ outside a pluripolar set, so in particular outside a set of Lebesgue measure $0$.






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                Here is an example that works already for $n=1$. Let $Omega$ be the unit disc and let
                $$
                u_n(z) = frac1n log|z|.
                $$

                Then
                $$
                u(z) = sup_n u_n(z) = begin{cases} 0, & z neq 0 \ -infty, & z = 0, end{cases}
                $$

                which is not upper semicontinuous, and therefore not (pluri-)subharmonic.



                It may also be helpful to know that $u$ is "almost" psh already before the usc regularization; assuming that the family ${ u_alpha }$ is locally upper bounded, then $u = u^*$ outside a pluripolar set, so in particular outside a set of Lebesgue measure $0$.







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