The Newlander-Nirenberg theorem states that any Integrable Almost Complex manifold is a complex manifold. I am looking for natural examples of complex structures that are not integrable.
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The sphere $S^6$ naturally sits inside of the imaginary octonians $\operatorname{Im}\mathbb{O}$. At the point $p\in S^6$, multiplication by $p$ on $ T_p S^6 = p^\bot \subseteq \operatorname{Im}\mathbb{O}$ defines an almost complex structure. This almost complex structure is not integrable, due to the nonassociativity of the octonians. |
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