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A virtual structure for symplectic Higgs bundles

Algebraic Geometry 2025-11-11 v2

Abstract

We define a perfect obstruction theory for a moduli of symplectic Higgs sheaves (E,ϕ)(E,\phi) on projective surfaces SS. Key to this is a minimality assumption on ch(E)\textrm{ch}(E) that forces all EE to be locally free. This might have implications to define a virtual count and Sp(r)Sp(r)-Vafa-Witten invariants.

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@article{arxiv.2510.24531,
  title  = {A virtual structure for symplectic Higgs bundles},
  author = {Simon Schirren},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.24531},
  year   = {2025}
}
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