Picard group and fundamental group of the moduli of Higgs bundles on curves (Q1659734)

Let \(X\) be an irreducible smooth projective curve of genus \(g=2\) over \(\mathbb{C}\). Let \(G\) be a connected reductive affine algebraic group over \(\mathbb{C}\). The topological types of holomorphic principal \(G\)-bundles on \(X\) are parametrized by \(\pi_1(G)\). Let \(M^\delta_{G,\text{Higgs}}\) be the moduli space of semistable principal \(G\)-\(\text{Higgs}\) bundles on \(X\) of topological type \(\delta\in\pi_1(G)\). The space \(M^\delta_{G,\text{Higgs}}\) is nonempty and connected, for all \(\delta\in\pi_1(G)\). The aim of this paper is to compute the fundamental group and Picard group of \(M^\delta_{G,\text{Higgs}}\). (let's remember that for any \(\mathbb{C}\)-scheme \(Z\), the notation \(\text{Pic}(Z)\) (resp., \(\pi_1(Z)\)) refers to the Picard group (resp., fundamental group) of \(Z\)). It is assumed that either \(g\geq3\), or there is no homomorphism of \(G\) onto \(\mathrm{PSL}_2(\mathbb{C})\) whenever \(g=2\). Then the authors show that there are isomorphisms \[ \text{Pic}(M^\delta_{G,\text{Higgs}})\cong\text{Pic}(M_G^\delta),\qquad \pi_1(M^\delta_{G,\text{Higgs}})\cong\pi_1(M_G^\delta). \] Therefore, it follows from [\textit{I. Biswas} et al., ``Fundamental group of moduli of principal bundles on curves'', Preprint, \url{arXiv:1609.06436}] that \(\pi_1(M^\delta_{G,\text{Higgs}})\cong\mathbb{Z}^{2gd}\), where \(d=\dim Z(G)\) is the dimension of the center of \(G\). In particular, \(M^\delta_{G,\text{Higgs}}\) is simply connected, whenever \(G\) is connected and semisimple. Therefore, together with the results of \textit{A. Beauville} et al. [Compos. Math. 112, No. 2, 183--216 (1998; Zbl 0976.14024)], \textit{S. Kumar} and \textit{M. S. Narasimhan} [Math. Ann. 308, No. 1, 155--173 (1997; Zbl 0884.14004)], the above isomorphisms determine Picard group of \(M^\delta_{G,\text{Higgs}}\) for essentially all classical semisimple complex affine algebraic groups.