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Arithmetic of character varieties of free groups

Algebraic Geometry 2014-02-28 v1 Group Theory Representation Theory

Abstract

Via counting over finite fields, we derive explicit formulas for the E-polynomials and Euler characteristics of GL(d)- and PGL(d)-character varieties of free groups. We prove a positivity property for these polynomials and relate them to the number of subgroups of finite index.

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@article{arxiv.1402.6923,
  title  = {Arithmetic of character varieties of free groups},
  author = {Sergey Mozgovoy and Markus Reineke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.6923},
  year   = {2014}
}

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15 pages