Mixed Hodge structures on character varieties of nilpotent groups
arXiv:2110.07060 · doi:10.1007/s13163-024-00490-9
Abstract
Let R be the connected component of the identity of the variety of representations of a finitely generated nilpotent group N into a connected reductive complex affine algebraic group G. We determine the mixed Hodge structure on the representation variety R and on the character variety R//G. We obtain explicit formulae (both closed and recursive) for the mixed Hodge polynomial of these representation and character varieties.
23 pages; version 3 fixes typos and adds clarification, accepted for publication in Revista Matemática Complutense