On the smoothness of the moduli space of mathematical instanton bundles

In this paper we prove that the moduli spaces MI _2n+1(k) of mathematical instanton bundles on ²ⁿ⁺¹ with quantum number k are singular for n 2 and k 3 ,giving a positive answer to a conjecture made by Ancona and Ottaviani in 1993.     

The determinant bundle on the moduli space of stable triples over a curve

We construct a holomorphic Hermitian line bundle over the moduli space of stable triples of the form (E₁, E₂,?), where E₁ and E₂ are holomorphic vector bundles over a fixed compact Riemann surfaceX, and?: E₂ → E₁ is a holomorphic vector bundle homomorphism. The curvature of the Chern connection of this holomorphic Hermitian line bundle is computed. The curvature is shown to coincide with a constant scalar multiple of the natural Kähler form on the moduli space. The construction is based on a result of Quillen on the determinant line bundle over the space of Dolbeault operators on a fixed C^∞ Hermitian vector bundle over a compact Riemann surface.     

On moduli spaces for stable bundles on quadrics

We investigate the relation between stable representations of quivers and stable sheaves. A construction of thin smooth compact moduli spaces for stable sheaves on quadrics based on this relation is presented. Translated fromMatematicheskie Zametki, Vol 62, No. 6, pp. 843–864, December, 1997 Translated by S. K. Lando     

Borel-Weil-Bott theory on the moduli stack of G-bundles over a curve

Let G be a semi-simple group and M the moduli stack of G-bundles over a smooth, complex, projective curve. Using representation-theoretic methods, I prove the pure-dimensionality of sheaf cohomology for certain “evaluation vector bundles” over M, twisted by powers of the fundamental line bundle. This result is used to prove a Borel-Weil-Bott theorem, conjectured by G. Segal, for certain generalized flag varieties of loop groups. Along the way, the homotopy type of the group of algebraic maps from an affine curve to G, and the homotopy type, the Hodge theory and the Picard group of M are described. One auxiliary result, in Appendix A, is the Alexander cohomology theorem conjectured in [Gro2]. A self-contained account of the “uniformization theorem” of [LS] for the stack M is given, including a proof of a key result of Drinfeld and Simpson (in characteristic 0). A basic survey of the simplicial theory of stacks is outlined in Appendix B. Oblatum 17-XII-1996 & 26 VI-1997     

The Mumford relations and the moduli of rank three stable bundles

The cohomology ring of the moduli space M(n,d) of semistable bundles of coprime rank n and degree d over a Riemann surface M of genus g 2 has again proven a rich source of interest in recent years. The rank two, odd degree case is now largely understood. In 1991 Kirwan [8] proved two long standing conjectures due to Mumford and to Newstead and Ramanan. Mumford conjectured that a certain set of relations form a complete set; the Newstead-Ramanan conjecture involved the vanishing of the Pontryagin ring. The Newstead–Ramanan conjecture was independently proven by Thaddeus [15] as a corollary to determining the intersection pairings. As yet though, little work has been done on the cohomology ring in higher rank cases. A simple numerical calculation shows that the Mumford relations themselves are not generally complete when n>2. However by generalising the methods of [8] and by introducing new relations, in a sense dual to the original relations conjectured by Mumford, we prove results corresponding to the Mumford and Newstead-Ramanan conjectures in the rank three case. Namely we show (Sect. 4) that the Mumford relations and these dual Mumford relations form a complete set for the rational cohomology ring of M(3,d) and show (Sect. 5) that the Pontryagin ring vanishes in degree 12g-8 and above.     

Stability of Picard bundle over moduli space of stable vector bundles of rank two over a curve

Answering a question of [BV] it is proved that the Picard bundle on the moduli space of stable vector bundles of rank two, on a Riemann surface of genus at least three, with fixed determinant of odd degree is stable.     

Cohomology of the moduli of parabolic vector bundles

The purpose of this paper is to compute the Betti numbers of the moduli space ofparabolic vector bundles on a curve (see Seshadri [7], [8] and Mehta & Seshadri [4]), in the case where every semi-stable parabolic bundle is necessarily stable. We do this by generalizing the method of Atiyah and Bott [1] in the case of moduli of ordinary vector bundles. Recall that (see Seshadri [7]) the underlying topological space of the moduli of parabolic vector bundles is the space of equivalence classes of certain unitary representations of a discrete subgroup Γ which is a lattice in PSL (2,R). (The lattice Γ need not necessarily be co-compact). While the structure of the proof is essentially the same as that of Atiyah and Bott, there are some difficulties of a technical nature in the parabolic case. For instance the Harder-Narasimhan stratification has to be further refined in order to get the connected strata. These connected strata turn out to have different codimensions even when they are part of the same Harder-Narasimhan strata. If in addition to ‘stable = semistable’ the rank and degree are coprime, then the moduli space turns out to be torsion-free in its cohomology. The arrangement of the paper is as follows. In § 1 we prove the necessary basic results about algebraic families of parabolic bundles. These are generalizations of the corresponding results proved by Shatz [9]. Following this, in § 2 we generalize the analytical part of the argument of Atiyah and Bott (§ 14 of [1]). Finally in § 3 we show how to obtain an inductive formula for the Betti numbers of the moduli space. We illustrate our method by computing explicitly the Betti numbers in the special case of rank = 2, and one parabolic point.     

Canonical measures on the moduli spaces of compact Riemann surfaces

We study some explicit relations between the canonical line bundle and the Hodge bundle over moduli spaces for low genus. This leads to a natural measure on the moduli space of every genus which is related to the Siegel symplectic metric on Siegel upper half-space as well as to the Hodge metric on the Hodge bundle.     

A note on the Picard bundle over a moduli space of vector bundles

Let ??(n , d ) be a coprime moduli space of stable vector bundles of rank n ≥ 2 and degree d over a complex irreducible smooth projective curve X of genus g ≥ 2 and ??_ξ ? ??(n , d ) a fixed determinant moduli space. Assuming that the degree d is sufficiently large, denote by ?? the vector bundle over X ×??(n , d ) defined by the kernel of the evaluation map H ⁰(X , E ) → E_x , where E ∈??(n , d ) and x ∈ X . We prove that ?? and its restriction ??_ξ to X × ??ξ are stable. The space of all infinitesimal deformations of ?? over X ×??(n , d ) is proved to be of dimension 3g and that of ??ξ over X × ??ξ of dimension 2g , assuming that g ≥ 3 and if g = 3 then n ≥ 4 and if g = 4 then n ≥ 3. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Chow group of 1-cycles on the moduli space of vector bundles of rank 2 over a curve

Let X be a non-singular complex projective curve of genus ≥3. Choose a point x ∈ X. Let M_x be the moduli space of stable bundles of rank 2 with determinant We prove that the Chow group CH^Q₁(M_x) of 1-cycles on M_x with rational coefficients is isomorphic to CH^Q₀(X). By studying the rational curves on M_x, it is not difficult to see that there exits a natural homomorphism CH₀(J)→CH₁(M_x) where J denotes the Jacobian of X. The crucial point is to show that this homomorphism induces a homomorphism CH₀(X)→CH₁(M_x), namely, to go from the infinite dimensional object CH₀(J) to the finite dimensional object CH₀(X). This is proved by relating the degeneration of Hecke curves on M_x to the second term I^*2 of Bloch's filtration on CH₀(J). Insong Choe was supported by KOSEF (R01-2003-000-11634-0).     

Mathematical Instantons in Characteristic Two

On P³, we show that mathematical instantons in characteristic two are unobstructed. We produce upper bounds for the dimension of the moduli space of stable rank two bundles on P³ in characteristic two. In cases where there is a phenomenon of good reduction modulo two, these give similar results in characteristic zero. We also give an example of a nonreduced component of the moduli space in characteristic two.     

Rational curves on moduli spaces of vector bundles

We identify the spaces Hom_i(ℙ¹,M) fori = 1, 2, whereM is the moduli space of vector bundles of rank 2 and determinant isomorphic to ,x ₀ ∈X, on a compact Riemann surface of genusg ≥ 2.     

Complete Sets of Relations in the Cohomology Rings of Moduli Spaces of Holomorphic Bundles and Parabolic Bundles Over a Riemann Surface

The cohomology ring of the moduli space of stable holomorphicvector bundles of rank n and degree d over a Riemann surfaceof genus g > 1 has a standard set of generators when n andd are coprime. When n = 2 the relations between these generatorsare well understood, and in particular a conjecture of Mumford,that a certain set of relations is a complete set, is knownto be true. In this article generalisations are given of Mumford'srelations to the cases when n > 2 and also when the bundlesare parabolic bundles, and these are shown to form completesets of relations. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification 14H60.     

Parabolic bundles on algebraic surfaces I — The Donaldson-Uhlenbeck compactification

The aim of this paper is to construct the parabolic version of the Donaldson-Uhlenbeck compactification for the moduli space of parabolic stable bundles on an algebraic surface with parabolic structures along a divisor with normal crossing singularities. We prove the non-emptiness of the moduli space of parabolic stable bundles of rank 2.     

Betti Numbers of parabolic U(2,1)-Higgs bundles moduli spaces

Let X be a compact Riemann surface together with a finite set of marked points. We use Morse theoretic techniques to compute the Betti numbers of the parabolic U(2,1)-Higgs bundles moduli spaces over X. We give examples for one marked point showing that the Poincaré polynomials depend on the system of weights of the parabolic bundle.      

The stringy E‐function of the moduli space of Higgs bundles with trivial determinant

Let M be the moduli space of semistable rank 2 Higgs pairs (V, ϕ) with trivial determinant over a smooth projective curve X of genus g ≥ 2. We provide an explicit formula for the stringy E‐function of M . (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)