Hitchin component

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:describes A connected component of the character variety of surface group representations into a split real Lie group, generalizing Teichmüller space.
gptkbp:dimensions (2g-2)dim(G)
gptkbp:field gptkb:Lie_groups
differential geometry
representation theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hitchin component
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Nigel_Hitchin
gptkbp:introducedIn 1992
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Teichmüller_space
moduli space of flat connections
Higgs bundles
character variety
split real Lie groups
surface group representations
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:higher_Teichmüller_theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hitchin_representations
gptkb:higher_Teichmüller_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6