Let $(V,h)$ be a Hermitian complex [vector space](/page/Vector%20Space) of complex dimension $n$. Let $V_{\mathbb R}$ be the underlying real vector space, and let
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\begin{align*}
\Lambda^\bullet V^*:=\Lambda^\bullet(V_{\mathbb R}^*)\otimes_{\mathbb R}\mathbb C
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denote the complexified exterior algebra. Let $V^{1,0*}$ and $V^{0,1*}$ denote the $(1,0)$ and $(0,1)$ cotangent subspaces determined by the complex structure, and let the induced type decomposition be
be the positive volume form. Let $*: \Lambda^jV^*\to\Lambda^{2n-j}V^*$ be the Hodge star associated to $h$ and $dV$, characterized by
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\begin{align*}
\eta\wedge *\overline{\xi}=(\eta,\xi)_h dV
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for all $\eta,\xi\in\Lambda^jV^*$, where $(\cdot,\cdot)_h$ is linear in the first argument and conjugate-linear in the second. Define the Lefschetz operator $L:\Lambda^mV^*\to\Lambda^{m+2}V^*$ by
Let $\Lambda$ be the adjoint of $L$ with respect to the Hermitian [inner product](/page/Inner%20Product) on exterior powers induced by $h$. For $0\le p,q\le n$, define the primitive subspace
where the sum ranges over integers $r,p,q$ satisfying $0\le\ell\le 2n$, $0\le r\le\lfloor \ell/2\rfloor$, $m:=\ell-2r=p+q\le n$, and $n-\ell+r\ge0$. For every such admissible triple $(r,p,q)$, assume that the restricted map $L^r:P^{p,q}\to L^rP^{p,q}$ is injective.
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Let $k=p+q\le n$. For $\alpha,\beta\in P^{p,q}$, define $Q_{p,q}(\alpha,\beta)$ to be the unique scalar satisfying
More generally, fix $0\le \ell\le 2n$. For every integer $r$ with $0\le r\le \lfloor \ell/2\rfloor$, set $m=\ell-2r$. Assume $m\le n$ and $n-\ell+r\ge 0$. For every decomposition $m=p+q$, define a Hermitian form on the Lefschetz summand $L^rP^{p,q}\subseteq\Lambda^\ell V^*$ by declaring, for $\alpha,\beta\in P^{p,q}$, that $Q_\ell(L^r\alpha,L^r\beta)$ is the unique scalar satisfying
This definition is made using the assumed injectivity of $L^r:P^{p,q}\to L^rP^{p,q}$. Declare distinct Lefschetz summands $L^rP^{p,q}$ and $L^sP^{p',q'}$ to be $Q_\ell$-orthogonal whenever $(r,p,q)\ne(s,p',q')$. With respect to the finite-dimensional Lefschetz decomposition