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Curvature of higher direct image sheaves

Algebraic Geometry 2015-01-29 v1

Abstract

Given a family (F,h)X×S(F,h) \to X \times S of Hermite-Einstein bundles on a compact K\"ahler manifold (X,g)(X,g) we consider the higher direct image sheaves RqpO(F)R^q p_* \mathcal{O}(F) on SS, where p:X×SSp: X \times S \to S is the projection. On the complement of an analytic subset these sheaves are locally free and carry a natural metric, induced by the L2L_2 inner product of harmonic forms on the fibers. We compute the curvature of this metric which has a simpler form for families with fixed determinant and families of endomorphism bundles. Furthermore, we discuss the metric for moduli spaces of stable vector bundles.

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@article{arxiv.1501.07070,
  title  = {Curvature of higher direct image sheaves},
  author = {Thomas Geiger and Georg Schumacher},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1501.07070},
  year   = {2015}
}

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To appear in Advanced Studies in Pure Mathematics, submitted 13 Nov. 2013