Introduces non-abelian Hodge correspondence linking algebraic structures to geometry.
problem None explicitly stated, focuses on introduction.
method Pedagogical introduction of concepts linking algebraic structures to geometry.
result Explains the non-abelian Hodge correspondence and its connections.
Resolves conjectures on non-abelian Hodge loci for quasi-projective varieties.
problem Understanding non-abelian Hodge loci for quasi-projective varieties.
method Analyzes Z-local systems and polarized variations of Hodge structures. result Proves algebraicity of non-abelian Hodge loci for Q-anisotropic monodromy. Study describes moduli spaces of flat bundles on Sasakian manifolds.
problem Understanding moduli spaces of flat bundles on Sasakian manifolds.
method Shows moduli space of simple flat bundles is a union of spaces with fixed basic structures.
result Detailed description of non-abelian Hodge correspondence on compact Sasakian manifolds.
New representation theory for surface groups to SO0(2,3).
problem Understanding representations of surface groups into special orthogonal groups.
method Non-maximal Anosov representations via Higgs bundles and non-Abelian Hodge correspondence.
result Generalization of Filip's result on weight 3 variation of Hodge structures.
The paper explores Higgs bundles and their moduli spaces on Riemann surfaces.
problem Developing the moduli theory of Higgs bundles and understanding their geometric properties.
method Establishing non-abelian Hodge correspondences and studying Hitchin fibration.
result Computing the Poincaré polynomial of rank 2 moduli space and verifying topological mirror symmetry.
An interesting theme in complex differential geometry is to find a correspondence between algebraic objects and differential geometric objects. One of the most attractive is the non-abelian Hodge theory of Simpson. In this paper, pursuing an analogue of the non-abelian Hodge theory in the context of q-difference modu…
Study Higgs bundles and flat connections on quasi-regular Sasakian manifolds.
problem Investigate Higgs bundles and flat connections on compact Sasakian manifolds.
method Introduce quasi-regularity and regularity of vector bundles, relate to orbibundles, extend non-abelian Hodge correspondence.
result Extend non-abelian Hodge correspondence to quasi-regular Sasakian manifolds.
Constructs moduli stacks for quiver connections and extends non-Abelian Hodge theory.
problem Extending non-Abelian Hodge theory to moduli stacks of quiver connections.
method Formalizes and constructs moduli stacks of bundles with λ-connections over prestacks.
result Shows moduli stacks are algebraic and locally of finite presentation when base is smooth and projective.
Paper extends Hodge correspondence to singular Kähler spaces.
problem Establishing Hodge correspondence over Kähler spaces with singularities.
method Using equivalence of polystable Higgs bundles and semi-simple flat bundles over regular loci, and descent theorem for semistable Higgs bundles.
result Non-abelian Hodge correspondence established over compact Kähler klt spaces and their regular loci.
The non-abelian Hodge correspondence identifies complex variations of Hodge structures with certain Higgs bundles. In this work we analyze this relationship, and some of its ramifications, when the variations of Hodge structures are determined by a (complete) one-dimensional family of compact Calabi-Yau manifolds. This…
The paper uses non-abelian Hodge theory to generalize Kodaira vanishing theorems.
problem Generalizing Kodaira vanishing theorems for non-abelian settings.
method Non-abelian Hodge theory and Mixed Twistor D-modules.
result Generalized Kodaira vanishing theorems for various settings.
Explains quantum cohomology of Grassmannians using tt* equations.
problem Relates quantum cohomology of complex Grassmannians to projective space.
method Uses tt* equations and Lie-theoretic connections.
result Illustrates relations between tt* equations and quantum cohomology.
Proves Hodge structures on modular functors, providing formulas for Hodge numbers.
problem Existence and uniqueness of Hodge structures on modular functors.
method Non-Abelian Hodge correspondence and Ocneanu rigidity.
result Explicit formulas for Hodge numbers in modular functors of level 2 times an odd number.
Holomorphic curves found in compact quotients of SL(2,C).
problem Proving the existence of holomorphic curves in compact quotients of SL(2,C).
method Non-Abelian Hodge correspondence, WKB analysis, and Morgan-Shalen compactification.
result Every compact quotient of SL(2,C) contains a holomorphic curve of genus at least two.
Anabelian geometry reformulated using Hodge theory for hyperbolic curves.
problem Determining varieties over number fields using their étale fundamental groups.
method Formulating a Hodge-theoretic version of anabelian conjecture, replacing Galois action with Cimes-action. result Proved a Hodge-theoretic analog of Mochizuki's theorem for smooth projective hyperbolic curves over C. This survey studies equivariant harmonic maps arising from Higgs bundles. We explain the non-abelian Hodge correspondence and focus on the role of equivariant harmonic maps in the correspondence. With the preparation, we review current progress towards some open problems in the study of equivariant harmonic maps.
Holomorphic Higgs bundles on Teichmüller space for surface groups.
problem Characterizing representations of surface groups admitting holomorphic Higgs data.
method Non-abelian Hodge correspondence, unitarity conditions, and existence proofs for higher ranks.
result Holomorphic dependency of Higgs data is equivalent to unitarity for SL(2,C) representations but fails for higher ranks. Compact character varieties of punctured spheres are proven.
problem Compact relative SO0(2,q)-character varieties of punctured spheres. method Non-abelian Hodge correspondence and Geometric Invariant Theory (GIT).
result Proves the existence of compact, totally non-hyperbolic character varieties.
We refine the Morgan's work on mixed Hodge structures on Sullivan's 1--minimal models by using non-abelian Hodge theory. As an application, we give explicit representatives of real unipotent variations of mixed Hodge structures over compact K"ahler manifolds.
Study finite group actions on Higgs bundle moduli spaces.
problem Describe fixed points of finite group actions on Higgs bundle moduli spaces.
method Use twisted Γ-equivariant bundles and Prym-Narasimhan-Ramanan construction.
result Provide description of fixed-point subvarieties of certain finite group actions on G-character varieties.
The paper classifies Lie algebroids and their connections, modulating principal objects.
problem Classifying and studying Lie algebroids and their connections.
method Classifying integrable transitive Lie algebroids, introducing Higgs bundles, and using Tannakian categories.
result Moduli spaces of principal \(G\)-bundles and Higgs bundles are semiprojective varieties.
Notes on harmonic maps between manifolds, existence and regularity covered.
problem Existence and regularity of harmonic maps between Riemannian manifolds.
method Lecture-based approach covering harmonic maps, pluriharmonic maps, and related theorems.
result Coverage of existence and regularity of harmonic maps, including Siu-Sampson formula and Donaldson-Corlette theorem.
Develops a new non-abelian framework for Riemann surfaces and differential equations.
problem Analyzing second-order differential equations on Riemann surfaces.
method Gauge-theoretic framework and non-abelian approach.
result Extends Dedekind's Schwarzian approach to generic one-parameter families of curves of genus g.
We explain how the generalized Milnor-Wood inequality for reductive representations of a cocompact complex-hyperbolic lattice into a Hermitian Lie group translates, under the non-abelian Hodge correspondence, into various kinds of Milnor-Wood inequalities for Higgs bundles. This clarifies the relation between the repre…
We give an overview of the work of Corlette, Donaldson, Hitchin and Simpson leading to the non-abelian Hodge theory correspondence between representations of the fundamental group of a surface and the moduli space of Higgs bundles. We then explain how this can be generalized to a correspondence between character variet…
The paper constructs solutions for Higgs fields on a 4-punctured sphere.
problem Constructing self-duality solutions for Higgs fields on a 4-punctured sphere.
method Complex analytic methods, twistor approach, λ-connections interpretation.
result Identifies the rescaled limit hyper-Kähler moduli space at t=0.
Semisimplicity proven for conformal blocks representations.
problem Semisimplicity of conformal blocks representations.
method Theory of extensions in non-Abelian Hodge theory and Ocneanu rigidity.
result Semisimplicity of braid group and mapping class group representations.
In this paper we explain how non-abelian Hodge theory allows one to compute the L2 cohomology or middle perversity higher direct images of harmonic bundles and twistor D-modules in a purely algebraic manner. Our main result is a new algebraic description for the fiberwise L2 cohomology of a tame harmonic bundle o…
We define the C^*-action on moduli spaces of reductive representations of fundamental groups of quasi-compact Kaehler manifolds by solving Hermitian-Yang-Mills equation. As applications in algebraic geometry we show a non-abelian Hodge (p,q)-type theorem for families of quasi-projective manifolds. We also prove that an…
We prove that some relative character varieties of the fundamental group of a punctured sphere into the Hermitian Lie groups SU(p,q) admit compact connected components. The representations in these components have several counter-intuitive properties. For instance, the image of any simple closed curve is an …
We give hodge structures on quasitoric orbifolds. We define orbifold hodge numbers and show a correspondence of orbifold hodge numbers for crepant resolutions of quasitoric orbifolds. In short we extend hodge structures to a non complex setting .
The paper proves a conjecture about the positivity of the Euler characteristic for complex projective manifolds.
problem Proving the positivity of the Euler characteristic for complex projective manifolds with large fundamental groups.
method Introducing a vanishing cycle functor of multivalued one-forms and applying non-abelian Hodge theory techniques.
result The paper proves a stronger statement about the positivity of the Euler characteristic for complex projective manifolds with large fundamental groups and almost faithful linear representations.
We introduce real structures on L-twisted Higgs pairs over a compact Riemann surface equipped with an anti-holomorphic involution, and prove a Hitchin--Kobayashi correspondence for them. Real G-Higgs bundles, where G is a real form of a connected semisimple complex affine algebraic group GC, constit…
New theory connects non-abelian bundle gerbes to abelian ones.
problem Challenges in extending higher gauge theory beyond fake-flat sector.
method Developed a comprehensive theory of adjusted connections on non-abelian bundle gerbes.
result Established a new coordinate-independent formulation of lifting theorem.
The paper broadens a mathematical correspondence to include more balanced metrics.
problem Extending a mathematical correspondence to a broader class of metrics.
method Using key observations and known theorems to apply results to a new class of metrics.
result The known results can be applied to a larger class of metrics, including those arising from multipolarizations.
Study actions of mapping class groups on surface representations, proving finite image for certain representations.
problem Finite image of representations of mapping class groups on surfaces.
method Hodge-theoretic and arithmetic techniques, including non-abelian Hodge theory and isomonodromic deformations.
result Proves finite image for representations with specific properties.
Higgs bundles and non-abelian Hodge theory provide holomorphic methods with which to study the moduli spaces of surface group representations in a reductive Lie group G. In this paper we survey the case in which G is the isometry group of a classical Hermitian symmetric space of non-compact type. Using Morse theory on …
Constructs hyperbolic affine spheres and Calabi-Yau metrics.
problem Constructing non-isometric Calabi-Yau metrics.
method Non-Abelian Hodge theory for parabolic Higgs bundles.
result Answers a question about Calabi-Yau metrics.
This research connects Higgs bundles to projective structures via conformal limits.
problem Mapping Higgs bundles to projective structures.
method Using non-abelian Hodge correspondence and conformal limit.
result The family of connections in the conformal limit can be understood as complex projective structures.
We consider the geometric properties of Hodge Cousin groups, introduced in an unpublished paper \cite{OVV}, emphasizing the case of Hodge Cousin groups corresponding to polarized Q-Hodge structures. Basing on this consideration, we introduce the class of abelian Cousin groups and prove an analogue of Poincar…
We construct Hodge filtered function spaces associated to infinite loop spaces. For Brown-Peterson cohomology, we show that the corresponding Hodge filtered spaces satisfy an analog of Wilson's unstable splitting. As a consequence, we obtain an analog of Quillen's theorem for Hodge filtered Brown-Peterson cohomology fo…
The paper uses Tannakian reconstruction to understand hyperbolic log-orbi curves.
problem Understanding the structure of hyperbolic log-orbi curves.
method Formulates hyperbolic uniformization as a Tannakian reconstruction theorem and constructs a canonical maximal parahoric PSL2-Higgs object.
result Reconstructs the absolute Galois group of a one-variable complex function field as the inverse limit of etale fundamental groups of orbifold models.
This is the geometric part of two papers on the cohomology of Kaehler groups. Using non-Abelian Hodge theory we show that if a finitely presented group with an unbounded complex linear morphism is the fundamental group of a compact Kaehler manifold then its second or its fourth Betti number does not vanish. Combined wi…
Establishes correspondence between Calabi-Yau and Landau-Ginzburg structures.
problem Preserving real structures in the Calabi-Yau/Landau-Ginzburg correspondence.
method Detailed analysis of period integrals and modification of real structures.
result Full CY/LG correspondence for tt∗ structures established. In this paper we study the moduli space of representations of a surface group (i.e., the fundamental group of a closed oriented surface) in the real symplectic group Sp(2n,R). The moduli space is partitioned by an integer invariant, called the Toledo invariant. This invariant is bounded by a Milnor-Wood type inequality…
Geometric structures on 5-manifolds from surface group representations of G2'.
problem Constructing geometric structures on 5-manifolds from G2'-surface group representations.
method Using Higgs bundles and partial flag manifolds of G2' to construct geometric structures.
result Developing maps of geometric structures are the domain of discontinuity.
Develops relative harmonic metrics and deformation theory for Higgs and flat bundles on compact Kähler manifolds.
problem Analyzing harmonic metrics and deformations on Higgs and flat bundles on compact Kähler manifolds.
method Relative analytic theory, Sobolev completions, elliptic regularity, normalized gluing, plotwise smoothness, heat flow, harmonic filtrations, obstruction theory.
result Global smooth harmonic metrics exist for smooth stable Higgs families under certain conditions, and this theory extends to reduced singular parameter spaces.
Proves Kato manifolds satisfy Hodge decomposition.
problem Proving Hodge decomposition for Kato manifolds.
method Relating cohomology to modification data and studying Bott-Chern and Aeppli cohomology.
result Kato manifolds satisfy Hodge decomposition.