Schottky uniformization and vector bundles over Riemann surfaces (Q5947079)

Let \(X\) be a compact Riemann surface of genus \(g\). The author studies a natural map from representations of a free group of rank \(g\) in \(GL(n, \mathbb{C})\) to holomorphic vector bundles of degree \(0\) over X, associated with a Schottky uniformization of \(X\). It is proved that every maximally unstable indecomposable vector bundle of rank 2 and degree 0 is Schottky. The question if the above map is surjective arises. The author gives a necessary and sufficient condition for this map to be a submersion when restricted to representations producing stable bundles. Spaces of Schottky representations and unitary Schottky vector bundles are studied. The above condition is shown to be true on the subspace of unitary Schottky representations by means of a generalized version of Riemann's bilinear relations. It is proved that every flat vector bundle over a Riemann surface of genus one is Schottky. The author also studies the case of line bundles.