Guichard-Labourie-Wienhard conjecture on positive representations

Let Σg\Sigma_g be a closed surface of genus gg, let GG admit a Θ\Theta-positive structure, and let PΘ<GP_\Theta<G be the associated parabolic subgroup. A representation ρ:π1(Σg)G\rho:\pi_1(\Sigma_g)\to G is Θ\Theta-positive if there exists a continuous ρ\rho-equivariant map

ξ:S1G/PΘ\xi:S^1\to G/P_\Theta

which sends positive triples in S1S^1 to positive triples in G/PΘG/P_\Theta. The ambient quotient is Hom(π1(S),G)/G\operatorname{Hom}(\pi_1(S),G)/G.

Guichard-Labourie-Wienhard conjecture. The set of Θ\Theta-positive representations ρ:π1(Σg)G\rho:\pi_1(\Sigma_g)\to G is open and closed in Hom(π1(S),G)/G\operatorname{Hom}(\pi_1(S),G)/G. In particular, Θ\Theta-positive representations form higher Teichmüller spaces.

The conjecture would produce higher Teichmüller spaces for all simple Lie groups admitting a Θ\Theta-positive structure. The source lists the relevant families of groups and does not state that the conjecture is resolved.

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Anna Wienhard, “An invitation to higher Teichmüller theory”, arXiv:1803.06870 (2018).

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