Hitchin Components, Riemannian Metrics and Asymptotics

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dc.contributor.advisorWolf, Michael
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHardt, Robert
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGillman, Adrianna
dc.creatorLi, Qiongling
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-25T15:27:41Z
dc.date.available2016-01-25T15:27:41Z
dc.date.created2014-12
dc.date.issued2014-12-04
dc.date.submittedDecember 2014
dc.date.updated2016-01-25T15:27:41Z
dc.description.abstractHigher Teichm\"uller spaces are deformation spaces arising from subsets of the space of representations of a surface group into a general Lie group, e.g., $$PSL(n,\RR)$$, which share some of the properties of classical Teichmueller space. By the non-abelian Hodge theory, such representation spaces correspond to the space of Higgs bundles. We focus on two aspects on the Higher Teichm\"uller space: Riemannian geometry and dynamics. First, we construct a new Riemannian metric on the deformation space for $$PSL(3,\RR)$$, and then prove Teichmueller space endowed with Weil-Petersson metric is totally geodesic in deformation space for $$PSL(3,\RR)$$ with the new metric. Secondly, in a joint work with Brian Collier, we are able to obtain asymptotic behaviors and related properties of representations for certain families of Higgs bundles of rank n.
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dc.identifier.citationLi, Qiongling. "Hitchin Components, Riemannian Metrics and Asymptotics." (2014) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88090">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/88090</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/88090
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectHitchin Components
dc.subjectHiggs Bundles
dc.titleHitchin Components, Riemannian Metrics and Asymptotics
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentMathematics
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy
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