Moduli space of logarithmic connections singular over a finite subset of a compact Riemann surface

Abstract

Let $S$ be a finite subset of a compact connected Riemann surface $X$ of genus $g\ge 2$. Let $\cat{M}_{lc}(n,d)$ denote the moduli space of pairs $(E,D)$, where $E$ is a holomorphic vector bundle over $X$ and $D$ is a logarithmic connection on $E$ singular over $S$, with fixed residues in the centre of $\mathfrak{gl}(n,\C)$, where $n$ and $d$ are mutually corpime. Let $L$ denote a fixed line bundle with a logarithmic connection $D_L$ singular over $S$. Let $\cat{M}'_{lc}(n,d)$ and $\cat{M}_{lc}(n,L)$ be the moduli spaces parametrising all pairs $(E,D)$ such that underlying vector bundle $E$ is stable and $({\bigwedge }^{n}E,\tilde{D})\cong (L,D_L)$ respectively. Let $\cat{M}'_{lc}(n,L) \subset \cat{M}_{lc}(n,L)$ be the Zariski open dense subset such that the underlying vector bundle is stable. We show that there is a natural compactification of $\cat{M}'_{lc}(n,d)$ and $\cat{M}'_{lc}(n,L)$ and compute their Picard groups. We also show that $\cat{M}'_{lc}(n,L)$ and hence $\cat{M}_{lc}(n,L)$ do not have any non-constant algebraic functions but they admit non-constant holomorhic functions. We also study the Picard group and algebraic functions on the moduli space of logarithmic connections singular over $S$, with arbitrary residues.

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