Spin(8,C)-Higgs pairs over a compact Riemann surface

Abstract

Abstract Let X X be a compact Riemann surface of genus g ≥ 2 g\ge 2 , G G be a semisimple complex Lie group and ρ : G → GL ( V ) \rho :G\to {\rm{GL}}\left(V) be a complex representation of G G . Given a principal G G -bundle E E over X X , a vector bundle E ( V ) E\left(V) whose typical fiber is a copy of V V is induced. A ( G , ρ ) \left(G,\rho ) -Higgs pair is a pair ( E , φ ) \left(E,\varphi ) , where E E is a principal G G -bundle over X X and φ \varphi is a holomorphic global section of E ( V ) ⊗ L E\left(V)\otimes L , L L being a fixed line bundle over X X . In this work, Higgs pairs of this type are considered for G = Spin ( 8 , C ) G={\rm{Spin}}\left(8,{\mathbb{C}}) and the three irreducible eight-dimensional complex representations which Spin ( 8 , C ) {\rm{Spin}}\left(8,{\mathbb{C}}) admits. In particular, the reduced notions of stability, semistability, and polystability for these specific Higgs pairs are given, and it is proved that the corresponding moduli spaces are isomorphic, and a precise expression for the stable and not simple Higgs pairs associated with one of the three announced representations of Spin ( 8 , C ) {\rm{Spin}}\left(8,{\mathbb{C}}) is described.