Hausel's main mixed-Hodge polynomial conjecture for character varieties

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Let MBn{\mathcal{M}_{\rm B}}_n be the twisted GL⁡n\operatorname{GL}_n character variety of a genus-gg Riemann surface, let H(MBn;q,t)H({\mathcal{M}_{\rm B}}_n;q,t) denote its mixed Hodge polynomial, and let dn=dim⁡(MBn)d_n=\dim({\mathcal{M}_{\rm B}}_n). Define Vn(z,w)V_n(z,w) and H‾n(z,w)=(z2−1)(1−w2)Vn(z,w)\overline H_n(z,w)=(z^2-1)(1-w^2)V_n(z,w) as in the preceding generating-function construction.

Hausel's mixed-Hodge polynomial conjecture.

H(MBn;q,t)=(tq)dnH‾n(q,−1tq).H({\mathcal{M}_{\rm B}}_n;q,t)=(t\sqrt q)^{d_n}\overline H_n\left(\sqrt q,\frac{-1}{t\sqrt q}\right).

The conjecture is called geometric because it predicts the full mixed Hodge polynomial from the rational functions arising in the partition generating function; the specialization t=−1t=-1 is known, while the general statement is left open in the supplied text.

References

Primary source

Tamas Hausel and Fernando Rodriguez-Villegas, “Mixed Hodge polynomials of character varieties”, arXiv:math/0612668 (2008).

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