Conjugate complex homogeneous spaces with non-isomorphic fundamental groups

Abstract

Let X=G/Γ be the quotient of a connected reductive algebraic C-group G by a finite subgroup Γ. We describe the topological fundamental group of the homogeneous space X, which is nonabelian when Γ is nonabelian. Further, we construct an example of a homogeneous space X and an automorphism σ of C such that the topological fundamental groups of X and of the conjugate variety σX are not isomorphic.