Mixed-Hodge-polynomial conjecture for wreath character varieties

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Let C=(Cj)1j2k\mathcal{C}=(C_j)_{1\le j\le 2k} be a strongly generic tuple of semisimple conjugacy classes in GLnσ\operatorname{GL}_n\langle\sigma\rangle satisfying the condition referred to as CCL\mathrm{CCL}. Let B\mathbf{B} be the tuple of types associated to the classes, let ChC\operatorname{Ch}_{\mathcal{C}} be the associated character variety of dimension dd, and let HB(z,w)\mathbb{H}_{\mathbf{B}}(z,w) be the rational function defined in the source. Write q=xyq=xy. Wreath-character-variety mixed-Hodge-polynomial conjecture. The function HB(z,w)\mathbb{H}_{\mathbf{B}}(z,w) is a polynomial of degree dd in each variable, every monomial has even degree, and HB(z,w)\mathbb{H}_{\mathbf{B}}(-z,w) has nonnegative integer coefficients; Hc(ChC;x,y,t)H_c(\operatorname{Ch}_{\mathcal{C}};x,y,t) is a polynomial in qq and tt; and

Hc(ChC;q,t)=(tq)dHB(tq,1/q).H_c(\operatorname{Ch}_{\mathcal{C}};q,t)=(t\sqrt{q})^d\mathbb{H}_{\mathbf{B}}(-t\sqrt{q},1/\sqrt{q}).

In particular, it depends only on B\mathbf{B} and not on the generic eigenvalues. Part (i) gives a sufficient condition for the displayed expression to have nonnegative integer coefficients, while part (ii) says the mixed Hodge structure is Hodge–Tate; no resolution is given in the supplied text.

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Cheng Shu, “E-Polynomials of Generic GL_n\!<\!σ\!>\! -Character Varieties: Branched Case”, arXiv:2202.06506 (2023).

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