RC-positivity, vanishing theorems and rigidity of holomorphic maps

Abstract: Let $M$ and $N$ be two compact complex manifolds. We show that if the tautological line bundle $\mathscr{O}{T_M^*}(1)$ is not pseudo-effective and $\mathscr{O}{T_N^*}(1)$ is nef, then there is no non-constant holomorphic map from $M$ to $N$. In particular, we prove that any holomorphic map from a compact complex manifold $M$ with RC-positive tangent bundle to a compact complex manifold $N$ with nef cotangent bundle must be a constant map. As an application, we obtain that there is no non-constant holomorphic map from a compact Hermitian manifold with positive holomorphic sectional curvature to a Hermitian manifold with non-positive holomorphic bisectional curvature.