Questions tagged [geometric-invariant-theory]
for questions on geometric invariant theory (or GIT), including stability criteria and symplectic quotients.
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Semistability of tensor products under automorphisms of tensored vector spaces
Let $A,B,C,D,E,F$ be vector spaces over a field.
Let $x\in A \otimes B \otimes C$ and $y \in D \otimes E \otimes F$ be tensors that are semistable with respect to the natural actions of $\text{SL}(A) ...
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Progress since Luna's theorem on smooth invariants
In 1976, Luna proved the following important theorem of smooth invariant theory:
Let $G$ be a real reductive Lie group and a representation of $G$ on a real finite dimensional vector space $V$. ...
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Stability of nodal hypersurfaces
We denote by $\Pi_{n,d}$ the space of homogeneous polynomials of degree $d$ in $n+1$ variables $x_0,\ldots,x_n$, i.e. $\Pi_{n,d}=\Gamma(\mathbb{P}^n(\mathbb{C}),\mathcal{O}(d))$. The group $G=SL(n+1)$ ...
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Kähler quotients of affine varieties and GIT
Let $X\subseteq \Bbb C^n$ be a smooth affine variety and $G=K_{\Bbb C}$ a complex reductive group acting linearly on $\Bbb C^n$ preserving $X$ (where $K$ is a maximal compact subgroup of $G$). Suppose ...
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Learning about moduli spaces of sheaves
I am a Ph.D. student and starting a side project with a fellow student on Moduli spaces. Our plan was to start with the book on Invariants and Moduli by Mukai (starting from chapter 5) and use the ...
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Affine GIT quotients and the excursion algebra in Fargues–Scholze
Some background:
Let us fix a non-archimedean local field $E$ with residue characteristic $p$, and let $G$ be some connected reductive group over $E$. In [FS, §VIII.1.1] the authors define a moduli ...
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Binary forms and equivariant derived category
One of the classical questions in invariant theory is the classification of binary forms, i.e., the description of polynomial invariants of the ${\rm SL}_2(\mathbb{C})$-action on ${\rm Sym}^d \mathbb{...
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Stability conditions for coherent sheaves and GIT
I am learning stability conditions for derived categories of coherent sheaves, following Bridgeland, and coming from a vector bundles background. $\mu$-stability for vector bundles has a clear GIT ...
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What representation theoretic properties does the semi-invariant ring tell us?
I'm asking this question as a continuation of discussion and answer given by Hugh Thomas at the following post: Why do people study semi-invariant ring (in general)?
I have been studying about semi-...
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Pseudoreflection groups in affine varieties
Suppose $\mathsf{k}$ is an algebraically closed field of zero characteristic. Chevalley-Shephard-Todd (C-S-T) Theorem in one of its equivalent versions is the following result:
(C-S-T): Let $G$ be a ...
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Good quotients and coarse moduli spaces
I started study the moduli space theory, by Newstead's book ''Lectures on moduli problems and orbit spaces". Theorem 3.21 says that given a variety $X$ and a line bundle $L$ over $X$, then for any L-...
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Injectivity of a standard map in quiver representation
Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety, and assume its divisor class group is finite and free. Let $E_1,E_2,\ldots,E_n$ be line bundles on $X$. Define $L_k=E_1+\ldots E_k$, and let $Q$ be the ...
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Smooth quotients and separation of orbits
Consider a unipotent algebraic group $G$ over $\mathbb{C}$ acting polynomially on $\mathbb{C}^n$. Suppose that the quotient exists as an analytical geometric quotient, i.e., $\mathbb{C}^n/G$ is a ...
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Coarse moduli spaces of quotient stacks
Suppose you have a separated Deligne Mumford quotient stack $[V/G]$ over a field of characteristic $0$, where $V$ is a quasiprojective variety and $G$ is an algebraic group that does not necessarily ...
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Normalization of quotient stacks
Suppose you have a Deligne Mumford stack which is a quotient $[X/G]$ of a scheme $X$ by an algebraic group $G$ .
What is the normalization of that? Is it true that its normalization is a quotient ...
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question about relative stable maps
Let $C$ be a connected smooth curve, $0\in C$ a closed point and $W\rightarrow C$ a family of projective schemes. Assume that the fibers $W_t$ of $W$ are smooth for all $t\neq 0$ and that $W_0=Y_1\cup ...
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GIT quotient of a reductive Lie algebra by the maximal torus
Let $G$ be a connected complex reductive group with Lie algebra $\mathfrak{g}$. One knows a lot about the GIT quotient $\mathfrak{g}/\!/G$: the invariant ring is a free polynomial algebra on $\mathrm{...
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Elementary proof Hilbert-Mumford stability criterion for $\operatorname{GL}_n(\mathbb{C})$
In An elementary proof of the Hilbert-Mumford criterion, B. Sury gives an elementary proof of the Hilbert-Mumford semi-stability criterion for $G = \operatorname{GL}_n(\mathbb{C})$ (and $G = \...
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Bondal-Orlov conjecture on Calabi-Yau varieties
Recently, I am trying to study the various progress made on the Bondal-Orlov conjecture: Birational Calabi-Yau varieties ⟹ Equivalent derived categories.
I have started reading the paper by Bridgeland ...
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Is the union of conic orbits for a reductive group Zariski closed?
Let $G$ be a reductive group over an algebraically closed field $k$ of characteristic $p>0$. If $V$ is a rational $G$-module then we can define the Hilbert nullcone $\mathcal{N}(V)$ to be the zero ...
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Cover by $K$-invariant affine open sets
Let $X$ be a non-singular complex algebraic variety (quasi-projective if necessary) and $K$ a connected compact Lie group acting on $X$ real algebraically, i.e. the action map $K \times X \to X$ is ...
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How big is the complement of stable locus $\operatorname{Bun}G$
Let $\Sigma$ be a smooth projective curve, and $G$ a reductive group. Let $\operatorname{Bun}G$ be the stack of principal $G$ bundles on $\Sigma$ (with a fixed topological type).
What is the ...
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Quotients of toric varieties
This is a follow up of this question. Given a toric variety $X$ with a fan $\Sigma$ and a finite group $G$ acting on $X$, we know that the GIT quotient $X/G$ exists. However, as stated in the answer ...
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Invariants of linear endomorphisms of tensor products
Let $V$ and $W$ be two finite dimensional vector spaces over an algebraically closed field $K$ of characteristic zero.
Consider the coordinate ring $K[\mathrm{End}(V\otimes W)]$ of the affine space ...
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Complexifed Gauge action on determinant line bundle and change of metric
Within the GIT setup for Hermitian-Einstein connection, Donaldson exhibited a holomorphic line bundle over $\mathcal{A}$ the space of unitary connections such that its cutvature equals $−2πi\Omega$ ...
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Invariants and subgroups
Let $G$ be an affine algebraic group over some algebraically closed field $K$, and let $H$ be a closed subgroup.
Assume that $G$ acts algebraically on an affine variety $X$.
Assume that $X'\subseteq ...
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Categorical quotients for quasi-affine varieties
Let $X$ be an affine variety and let $G$ be a reductive algebraic group acting on $X$. Let $U \subset X$ be a $G$-invariant open set.
Under what hypothesis there exists a categorical quotient of $U$ ...
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Quotients of quasi affine varieties and extension of scalars
I have some questions about GIT quotients and extensions of scalars of categorical quotients:
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be a complex algebraic quasi-affine variety, $G$
an algebraic reductive group over $\...
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A quotient stack question
Let $X$ be a proper Deligne-Mumford stack, whose normalization, $X'$, is a global quotient stack (that is, a stack of the form [W/GL_n],where W is an algebraic space) with a projective scheme as a ...
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Scaling-Invariant Orbits of Semisimple Group Representations
Let $G$ be a connected, simply-connected complex semisimple linear algebraic group, and let $V$ be a finite-dimensional complex $G$-module. Note that if $V$ is the adjoint representation of $G$, then ...
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Components of variety of subalgebras
This question is motivated by the question Subalgebras of matrices and its answer by Mariano. We consider $X_{n,d}$, the variety of $d$-dimensional subalgebras not necessarily with 1 (with 1 makes ...
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Orbit space of the action of $\mathrm{GL}(V)$ on the Grassmannian of $V\wedge V$
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\newcommand{\K}{\mathbb{K}}
\newcommand{\R}{\mathbb{R}}
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$Consider $\K\in\{\R,...
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Parametrization of indecomposable modules via quiver varieties
Let $k$ be an algebraically closed field, $Q$ a quiver without oriented cycles and $m^\alpha (Q)$ the variety of quiver representations with dimension vector $\alpha$. There is a canonical algebraic ...
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Algorithm to determine closedness of orbits?
Consider a reductive group $G$ acting on an affine variety $X$. It is known that for every $x\in X$, we have $G.x\subseteq\overline{G.x}$ is open dense. Then $\partial({G.x})\subseteq X$ is a closed ...
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Does the orbit in geometric invariant theory have natural scheme structure
Let $X$ be a scheme locally of finite type over a sufficiently "nice" base scheme $S$ (nice in sense of reasonable "finiteness conditions", for sake of simplicity let's start as ...
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On Noether's Problem
Noether's problem is a famous problem in invariant theory, introduced in the 1910's by Emmy Noether in relation to the inverse Galois problem. It is as follows:
Noether's Problem: Let $F=k(x_1,\dotsc,...
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When a stack quotient coincides with GIT quotient?
Let $G$ be a reductive group over $\mathbb{C}$, and $H=H_r\ltimes H_u$ be a subgroup of $G$. Here, $H_u$ is unipotent and $H_r$ is reductive.
Question: Is it true that when $G/H$ is open in its affine ...
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Class of finite quotient affine space in Grothendieck ring of varieties
Let $G$ be a finite group acting linearly on affine space $\mathbb{A}^n_k$ over $k = \mathbb{C}$. Since the action is linear, it can be extended to an action of $\operatorname{GL}_n(\mathbb{C})$, ...
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Nef cone of a GIT quotient
I want to know how to calculate nef cone of a GIT quotient. In particular let $X$ be a projective variety and $L$ be an ample line bundle on $X$ and $G$ be a reductive algebraic group and chosen a $G$ ...
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A good stratification of a variety on which an algebraic group acts
Let $X$ be an algebraic variety over an algebraically closed field $k$ of characteristic 0
(a reduced separated scheme of finite type over $k$).
Let $G$ be a connected linear algebraic group over $k$ (...
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Lifting of curves in characteristic zero
Let $K$ be an algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. Let $G$ be an affine reductive group over $K$, and let $H$ be a closed reductive subgroup of $G$.
Since $H$ is reductive the GIT ...
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Moduli space of nilpotent Lie algebras
Fix a nilpotent Lie algebra $L$ over some char 0 field $k$ which is naturally graded, i. e. isomorphic to graded algebra $\bar L$ associated to lower central filtration.
I'm interested in some ...
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Topological criterion for GIT semistability
Let $X$ be a complex algebraic variety and $G$ a complex reductive group acting on $X$. Let $L$ be a linearization of this action, i.e. a line bundle with a linear action of $G$ covering that of $X$. ...
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Ring of invariants and Borel subgroup
Let $G$ be a connected algebraic group (can assume $G$ to be reductive) acting on a $k$-algebra $A$. Let $B$ be a Borel subgroup of $G$.
Q. Is it generally true that the the ring of invariants $A^...
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Categorical quotient of open subsets of affine varieties
Let $X$ be a complex affine variety and $G$ be a complex reductive group acting on $X$. Let $X//G=\operatorname{Spec}\mathbb{C}[X]^G$ and
$$\pi:X\to X//G$$
be the GIT quotient of $X$ by $G$. Suppose ...
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Can one construct the GIT quotient of a projective bundle?
Let $G=PGL(n)$ act on a smooth projective scheme $X$ over $\mathbb{C}$ with nontrivial finite stabilizers ($\cong \mathbb{Z}/2\mathbb{Z}$) only along a divisor $D\subset X$. Furthermore there a is a ...
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Choosing a group action to do GIT of hypersurfaces
When studying GIT stability of hypersurfaces $d$ of $\mathbb P^n$ we look at the Hilbert Scheme $H=\mathbb P^N$ parametrizing homogeneous polynomials $f_d(x_0,\ldots,x_n)$ of degree $d$. There is ...
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How are moduli spaces related to geometric complexity theory?
I am interested in understanding the relationship between moduli spaces and geometric complexity theory (GCT).
Relation between moduli spaces and GCT:
How are moduli spaces related to geometric ...
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GIT semi-stability on graded Artinian local $\Bbbk$-algebras
Let $\Bbbk$ be a algebraically closed field of characteristic zero. A graded Artinian local $\Bbbk$-algebra is $(A,\mathfrak{m},\bigoplus A_i)$ such that $(A,\mathfrak{m})$ is an Artianian local $\...
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GIT quotient and orbifolds
Let $G$ be a connected complex reductive group. Suppose $G$ acts on a smooth complex affine variety $X$. Assume the stabiliser $G_x$ of every point $x\in X$ is finite. Is it true that $X/\!/G$ is an ...
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