Functorial Free Group from Anosov Representations on Bundles

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Main Authors: Gongopadhyay, Krishnendu, Nayak, Tathagata
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author Gongopadhyay, Krishnendu
Nayak, Tathagata
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Nayak, Tathagata
contents Let $ρ: Γ\to G$ be an Anosov representation, with $Γ$ a word hyperbolic group and $G$ a semisimple Lie group. Previous works (Guichard--Wienhard, Kapovich--Leeb--Porti, and Carvajales--Stecker) constructed an open domain of discontinuity $Ω_ρ\subset G/H$, where $H$ is a parabolic or symmetric subgroup. In this paper, we extend the properly discontinuous $Γ$-action via $ρ$ to the space of connections on the pullbacks of the tangent bundle over $Ω_ρ$. When $Ω_ρ$ is a complex curve, we show that the $Γ$-action is properly discontinuous on the union of Higgs bundle structures associated with the $(1,0)$ part of the complexified pullback bundles. We further construct a free abelian group $F^{ab}$ generated by these holomorphic line bundles and induce a topoogical structure on it, so that $ρ(Γ)$ acts properly discontinuously on $F^{ab} \setminus \{\mathrm{id}\}$. This free abelian group is well-defined up to isomorphism over the character variety of Zariski dense Anosov representations. Finally, we endow the space of Anosov representations with a categorical structure compatible with $Ω_ρ$ and construct a natural functor to the category of abelian groups.
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spellingShingle Functorial Free Group from Anosov Representations on Bundles
Gongopadhyay, Krishnendu
Nayak, Tathagata
Geometric Topology
Differential Geometry
Group Theory
Representation Theory
Primary 22F30, Secondary 22E46, 22E15, 22E40, 22F50, 57R22, 18F15, 55R99, 32L05
Let $ρ: Γ\to G$ be an Anosov representation, with $Γ$ a word hyperbolic group and $G$ a semisimple Lie group. Previous works (Guichard--Wienhard, Kapovich--Leeb--Porti, and Carvajales--Stecker) constructed an open domain of discontinuity $Ω_ρ\subset G/H$, where $H$ is a parabolic or symmetric subgroup. In this paper, we extend the properly discontinuous $Γ$-action via $ρ$ to the space of connections on the pullbacks of the tangent bundle over $Ω_ρ$. When $Ω_ρ$ is a complex curve, we show that the $Γ$-action is properly discontinuous on the union of Higgs bundle structures associated with the $(1,0)$ part of the complexified pullback bundles. We further construct a free abelian group $F^{ab}$ generated by these holomorphic line bundles and induce a topoogical structure on it, so that $ρ(Γ)$ acts properly discontinuously on $F^{ab} \setminus \{\mathrm{id}\}$. This free abelian group is well-defined up to isomorphism over the character variety of Zariski dense Anosov representations. Finally, we endow the space of Anosov representations with a categorical structure compatible with $Ω_ρ$ and construct a natural functor to the category of abelian groups.
title Functorial Free Group from Anosov Representations on Bundles
topic Geometric Topology
Differential Geometry
Group Theory
Representation Theory
Primary 22F30, Secondary 22E46, 22E15, 22E40, 22F50, 57R22, 18F15, 55R99, 32L05
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.17251