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Higgs bundles on Sasakian manifolds

Differential Geometry 2016-12-20 v2 Algebraic Geometry Complex Variables

Abstract

We extend the Donaldson-Corlette-Hitchin-Simpson correspondence between Higgs bundles and flat connections on compact K\"ahler manifolds to compact quasi-regular Sasakian manifolds. A particular consequence is the translation of restrictions on K\"ahler groups proved using the Donaldson-Corlette-Hitchin-Simpson correspondence to fundamental groups of compact Sasakian manifolds.

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@article{arxiv.1607.07351,
  title  = {Higgs bundles on Sasakian manifolds},
  author = {Indranil Biswas and Mahan Mj},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1607.07351},
  year   = {2016}
}

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Final version; to appear in IMRN