Abstract. This paper classifies Hermitian structures on 6-dimensional nilmanifolds M = Γ\G for which the fundamental 2-form is ∂∂-closed, a condition that is shown to depend only on the underlying complex structure J of M . The space of such J is described when G is the complex Heisenberg group, and explicit solutions are obtained from a limaçon-shaped curve in the complex plane. Related theory is used to provide examples of various types of Ricci-flat structures.
Mathematics Subject Classification (2000). 53C55; 32G05, 17B30, 81T30.