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Higgs bundles for the non-compact dual of the unitary group

Algebraic Geometry 2017-10-03 v2 Differential Geometry

Abstract

Using Morse-theoretic techniques, we show that the moduli space of U*(2n)-Higgs bundles over a compact Riemann surface is connected.

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@article{arxiv.1004.0245,
  title  = {Higgs bundles for the non-compact dual of the unitary group},
  author = {Oscar García-Prada and André Oliveira},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1004.0245},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

20 pages; v2: several improvements and corrections; main results are unchanged