Involutions of the Moduli Space of Principal <i>E</i><sub>6</sub>-Bundles over a Compact Riemann Surface

In this paper, the fixed points of involutions on the moduli space of principal <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>E</mi><mn>6</mn></msub></semantics>&l...

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Main Author: Álvaro Antón-Sancho
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
Series:Axioms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1680/14/6/423
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Summary:In this paper, the fixed points of involutions on the moduli space of principal <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>E</mi><mn>6</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>-bundles over a compact Riemann surface <i>X</i> are investigated. In particular, it is proved that the combined action of a representative <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>σ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> of the outer involution of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>E</mi><mn>6</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> with the pull-back action of a surface involution <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>τ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> admits fixed points if and only if a specific topological obstruction in <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mi>H</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mfenced separators="" open="(" close=")"><mi>X</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>τ</mi><mo>,</mo><msub><mi>π</mi><mn>0</mn></msub><mfenced separators="" open="(" close=")"><msubsup><mi>E</mi><mn>6</mn><mi>σ</mi></msubsup></mfenced></mfenced></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> vanishes. For an involution <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>τ</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula> with <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mn>2</mn><mi>k</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> fixed points, it is proved that the fixed point set is isomorphic to the moduli space of principal <i>H</i>-bundles over the quotient curve <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>X</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>τ</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, where <i>H</i> is either <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>F</mi><mn>4</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> or <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo form="prefix">PSp</mo><mo>(</mo><mn>8</mn><mo>,</mo><mi mathvariant="double-struck">C</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> and it consists of <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mn>2</mn><mrow><mi>g</mi><mo>−</mo><mi>k</mi><mo>+</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula> components. The complex dimensions of these components are computed, and their singular loci are determined as corresponding to <i>H</i>-bundles admitting non-trivial automorphisms. Furthermore, it is checked that the stability of fixed <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>E</mi><mn>6</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>-bundles implies the stability of their corresponding <i>H</i>-bundles over <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>X</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>τ</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and the behavior of characteristic classes is discussed under this correspondence. Finally, as an application of the above results, it is proved that the fixed points correspond to octonionic structures on <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>X</mi><mo>/</mo><mi>τ</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and an explicit construction of these octonionic structures is provided.
ISSN:2075-1680