On Einstein Structures for $\mathrm{SO}_0(p,p+1)$-Surface Group Representations
Geometric Topology
2026-02-20 v2 Differential Geometry
Abstract
Let be a closed surface of genus . We study the cocompact domain of discontinuity in the Einstein universe defined by Guichard-Wienhard and Kapovich-Leeb-Porti for a class of -Anosov representations including Hitchin representations, for . The quotient is abstractly known to be realizable as a fiber bundle over , with unknown fiber of unique homotopy type . We explicitly exhibit as a smooth -fiber bundle over , determining the diffeomorphism type of and the unique homotopy type . Surprisingly, in many situations the fiber bundle is trivial.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2510.12779,
title = {On Einstein Structures for $\mathrm{SO}_0(p,p+1)$-Surface Group Representations},
author = {Colin Davalo and Parker Evans},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.12779},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
Substantial changes from v1, including title change. We now address the global topology for all iota-Fuchsian deformations. 35 pages, 4 figures, 1 table