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Can the SL_2 character variety of a three-manifold be nonreduced?
Let $M^3$ be a three-manifold and consider the representation variety and the character variety of $M$:
$$Y=\operatorname{Hom}(\pi_1(M^3),\operatorname{SL}(2,\mathbb C))$$
$$X=\operatorname{Hom}(\pi_1(...