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Indranil Biswas

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arXiv2013

On the fundamental group of a variety with quotient singularities

Let k be a field, and let π:\tilde{X} -> X be a proper birational morphism of irreducible k-varieties, where \tilde{X} is smooth and X has at worst quotient singularities. When the characteristic of k is zero, a theorem of Kollár in [Ko1] says that π induces an isomorphism of etale fundamental groups. We give a proof of this result which works for all characteristics. As an application, we prove that for a smooth projective irreducible surface X over an algebraically closed field k, the etale fundamental group of the Hilbert scheme of n points of X, where n > 1, is canonically isomorphic to the abelianization of the etale fundamental group of X. Kollár has pointed out how the proof of the first result can be extended to cover the case of quotients by finite group schemes.

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arXiv2013

Grassmannian framed bundles and generalized parabolic structures

We build compact moduli spaces of Grassmannian framed bundles over a Riemann surface, essentially replacing a group by its bi-invariant compactification. We do this both in the algebraic and symplectic settings, and prove a Hitchin-Kobayashi correspondence between the two. The spaces are universal spaces for parabolic bundles, and the reduction to parabolic bundles commutes with the correspondence. An analogous correspondence is outlined for the generalized parabolic bundles of Bhosle.

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arXiv2013

Invariant connections and invariant holomorphic bundles on homogeneous manifolds

Let $X$ be a differentiable manifold endowed with a transitive action $α:A\times X\longrightarrow X$ of a Lie group $A$. Let $K$ be a Lie group. Under suitable technical assumptions, we give explicit classification theorems, in terms of explicit finite dimensional quotients, of three classes of objects: {enumerate} equivalence classes of $α$-invariant $K$-connections on $X$, $α$-invariant gauge classes of $K$-connections on $X$, and $α$-invariant isomorphism classes of pairs $(Q,P)$ consisting of a holomorphic $K^\C$-bundle $Q\longrightarrow X$ and a $K$-reduction $P$ of $Q$ (when $X$ has an $α$-invariant complex structure). {enumerate}

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arXiv2013

A note on real algebraic groups

The efficacy of using complexifications to understand the structure of real algebraic groups is demonstrated. In particular the following results are proved: a) If L is an algebraic subgroup of a connected real algebraic group G such that the complexification of L contains a maximal torus of the complexification of G, then L contains a Cartan subgroup of G b) Let G be a solvable real algebraic group whose eigenvalues are all real. If the complexification of G operates algebraically on a complex variety V, and some G orbit is compact, then this orbit is a point.

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arXiv2013

Symplectic form on hyperpolygon spaces

In [GM], a family of parabolic Higgs bundles on $CP^1$ has been constructed and identified with a moduli space of hyperpolygons. Our aim here is to give a canonical alternative construction of this family. This enables us to compute the Higgs symplectic form for this family and show that the isomorphism of [GM] is a symplectomorphism.

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arXiv2013

Commuting elements in reductive groups and Higgs bundles on abelian varieties

Let G be a connected real reductive algebraic group, and let K be a maximal compact subgroup of G. We prove that the conjugation orbit space Hom(Z^{2d},K)/K is a strong deformation retract of the space Hom(Z^{2d},G)/G of equivalence classes of representations of Z^{2d} into G. This is proved by showing that the homotopy type of the moduli space of principal G-Higgs bundles of vanishing rational characteristic classes on a complex abelian variety of dimension d depends only on K.

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arXiv2013

The vortex equation on affine manifolds

Let M be a compact connected special affine manifold equipped with an affine Gauduchon metric. We show that a pair (E, ϕ), consisting of a flat vector bundle E over M and a flat nonzero section ϕ of E, admits a solution to the vortex equation if and only if it is polystable. To prove this, we adapt the dimensional reduction techniques for holomorphic pairs on Kähler manifolds to the situation of flat pairs on affine manifolds.

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arXiv2013

On the vector bundles associated to irreducible representations of cocompact lattices of SL(2,C)

In this continuation of \cite{BM}, we prove the following: Let $Γ\subset \text{SL}(2,{\mathbb C})$ be a cocompact lattice, and let $ρ: Γ\rightarrow \text{GL}(r,{\mathbb C})$ be an irreducible representation. Then the holomorphic vector bundle $E_ρ\longrightarrow \text{SL}(2,{\mathbb C})/Γ$ associated to $ρ$ is polystable. The compact complex manifold $\text{SL}(2,{\mathbb C})/Γ$ has natural Hermitian structures; the polystability of $E_ρ$ is with respect to these natural Hermitian structures.

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arXiv2013

Nef cone of flag bundles over a curve

Let $X$ be a smooth projective curve defined over an algebraically closed field $k$, and let $E$ be a vector bundle on $X$. We compute the nef cone of any flag bundle associated to $E$.

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arXiv2013

On the curvature of symmetric products of a compact Riemann surface

Let $X$ be a compact connected Riemann surface of genus at least two. The main theorem of arxiv:1010.1488 says that for any positive integer $n \leq 2({\rm genus}(X)-1)$, the symmetric product $S^n(X)$ does not admit any Kähler metric satisfying the condition that all the holomorphic bisectional curvatures are nonnegative. Our aim here is to give a very simple and direct proof of this result of Bökstedt and Romão.

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arXiv2012

Moduli of vortices and Grassmann manifolds

We use the framework of Quot schemes to give a novel description of the moduli spaces of stable n-pairs, also interpreted as gauged vortices on a closed Riemann surface with target Mat(r x n, C), where n >= r. We then show that these moduli spaces embed canonically into certain Grassmann manifolds, and thus obtain natural Kaehler metrics of Fubini-Study type; these spaces are smooth at least in the local case r=n. For abelian local vortices we prove that, if a certain "quantization" condition is satisfied, the embedding can be chosen in such a way that the induced Fubini-Study structure realizes the Kaehler class of the usual L^2 metric of gauged vortices.

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arXiv2012

The Topology of Parabolic Character Varieties of Free Groups

Let G be a complex affine algebraic reductive group, and let K be a maximal compact subgroup of G. Fix elements h_1,...,h_m in K. For n greater than or equal to 0, let X (respectively, Y) be the space of equivalence classes of representations of the free group of m+n generators in G (respectively, K) such that for each i between 1 and m, the image of the i-th free generator is conjugate to h_i. These spaces are parabolic analogues of character varieties of free groups. We prove that Y is a strong deformation retraction of X. In particular, X and Y are homotopy equivalent. We also describe explicit examples relating X to relative character varieties.

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arXiv2012

Automorphisms of the Quot schemes associated to compact Riemann surfaces

Let X be a compact connected Riemann surface of genus at least two. Fix positive integers r and d. Let Q denote the Quot scheme that parametrizes the torsion quotients of {\mathcal O}^{\oplus r}_X of degree d. This Q is also the moduli space of vortices for the standard action of U(r) on {\mathbb C}^r. The group \text{PGL}(r, {\mathbb C}) acts on Q via the action of $\text{GL}(r, {\mathbb C})$ on ${\mathcal O}^{\oplus r}_X$. We prove that this subgroup $\text{PGL}(r, {\mathbb C})$ is the connected component, containing the identity element, of the holomorphic automorphism group Aut(\mathcal Q). As an application of it, we prove that the isomorphism class of the complex manifold Q uniquely determines the isomorphism class of the Riemann surface X.

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arXiv2012

Brauer group and birational type of moduli spaces of torsionfree sheaves on a nodal curve

Let U^{'s}_{L}(n,d) be the moduli space of stable vector bundles of rank $n$ and fixed determinant L of degree d on a nodal curve Y. The moduli space of semistable vector bundles of rank n and degree $d$ will be denoted by U'_Y(n,d). We calculate the Brauer groups of U^{'s}_{L}(n,d)$. We study the question of rationality of $U^{'s}_{L}(n,d)$ and $U'_Y(n,d)$.

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arXiv2012

Rank one connections on abelian varieties, II

Given a holomorphic line bundle $L$ on a compact complex torus $A$, there are two naturally associated holomorphic $Ω_A$--torsors over $A$: one is constructed from the Atiyah exact sequence for $L$, and the other is constructed using the line bundle $(p^*_1 L^*)\otimes (α^*L)$, where $α$ is the addition map on $A\times A$, and $p_1$ is the projection of $A\times A$ to the first factor. In \cite{BHR}, it was shown that these two torsors are isomorphic. The aim here is to produce a canonical isomorphism between them through an explicit construction.

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arXiv2012

Pseudo-real principal Higgs bundles on compact Kaehler manifolds

Let $X$ be a compact connected Kähler manifold equipped with an anti-holomorphic involution which is compatible with the Kähler structure. Let $G$ be a connected complex reductive affine algebraic group equipped with a real form $σ_G$. We define pseudo-real principal $G$--bundles on $X$; these are generalizations of real algebraic principal $G$--bundles over a real algebraic variety. Next we define stable, semistable and polystable pseudo-real principal $G$--bundles. Their relationships with the usual stable, semistable and polystable principal $G$--bundles are investigated. We then prove that the following Donaldson--Uhlenbeck--Yau type correspondence holds: a pseudo-real principal $G$--bundle admits a compatible Einstein-Hermitian connection if and only if it is polystable. A bijection between the following two sets is established: 1) The isomorphism classes of polystable pseudo-real principal $G$--bundles such that all the rational characteristic classes of the underlying topological principal $G$--bundle vanish. 2) The equivalence classes of twisted representations of the extended fundamental group of $X$ in a $σ_G$--invariant maximal compact subgroup of $G$. (The twisted representations are defined using the central element in the definition of a pseudo-real principal $G$--bundle.) All these results are also generalized to the pseudo-real Higgs $G$--bundle.

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