The automorphism group of the moduli space of semi stable vector bundles (Q1894812)

Let \(U(r,d)\) be the moduli space of semistable vector bundles of rank 2 and degree \(d\) on a smooth curve \(C\). In this paper the authors describe the groups of automorphisms and of polarized automorphisms of \(U(r,d)\) for \(r > 1\). Using the natural morphism \(\text{det} : U(r,d) \to J^d (C)\), sending a bundle \(E\) to its determinant \(\text{det} (E)\), one sees that the fiber \(\text{det}^{-1} (L_0)\) over a point \(L_0\) is just the moduli space \({\mathcal L} U(r,L_0)\) of semistable bundles of rank \(r\) and fixed determinant \(L_0\). Taking into consideration the isomorphism \(J^d(C) = U(1,d)\) and denoting by \(J^0 (C)[r]\) the group of \(r\)-torsion points one can formulate main result of paper: If \(C\) is a curve without automorphisms, then the automorphism group of the moduli space \({\mathcal L} U(r, L_0)\) can be described as follows: 1. If \(r \nmid 2d\), then the natural map \(J^0 (C)[r] \to \Aut ({\mathcal L} U(r, L_0))\) is an isomorphism, and 2. If \(r \mid 2d\), then the natural map \(J^0 (C)[r] \rtimes \mathbb{Z}/2 \mathbb{Z} \to \Aut ({\mathcal L} U(r, L_0))\) is an isomorphism for \(r \geq 3\) and has kernel \(\mathbb{Z}/2 \mathbb{Z}\) for \(r = 2\). Here \(\rtimes\) is the semidirect product.