A generalization of Eichler integrals and certain local systems over spin Riemann surfaces (Q1190733)

The complex structure on the Teichmüller space can be recovered in terms of representations of Fuchsian groups into an infinite dimensional space. The author constructs a kind of approximation of this space by finite dimensional subspaces. If \(\Gamma_ g@>\rho>>SL_ 2(\mathbb{R})\) is a faithful discrete representation of a surface group \(\Gamma_ g\), then \(\rho\) determines a point in the moduli space of spin Riemann surfaces. The tangent space at this point is isomorphic (via the Eichler-Shimura isomorphism) with the cohomology group \(H^ 1(\Gamma_ g,\Gamma({\mathfrak H},\Theta))\) where \(\Gamma({\mathfrak H},\Theta)\) is the complex vector space of holomorphic vector fields on \({\mathfrak H}\) (on which \(\Gamma_ g\) acts). \(({\mathfrak H}\) is the complex upper half-plane.) A \(\Gamma_ g\)-submodule \(F_ \rho\) of \(\Gamma({\mathfrak H},\Theta)\) is constructed which is minimal such that \(H^ 1(\Gamma_ g,F_ \rho)\cong H^ 1(\Gamma_ g,\Gamma({\mathfrak H},\Theta))\). The \(\Gamma_ g\)-module \(F_ g\) has infinite \(\mathbb{C}\)- dimension but can be realized as the union of an increasing family of finite dimensional \(\Gamma_ g\)-submodules.