Poincaré polynomials of moduli spaces of stable bundles over curves (Q2655178)

Let \(M(n,d)\) denote the moduli space of stable vector bundles of rank \(n\) and degree \(d\) on a smooth curve \(X\). The Poincaré and Hodge polynomials of \(M(n,d)\) for \(n\) and \(d\) coprime were determined by several authors. In case \(n\) and \(d\) are not coprime, a few partial results are known. In this paper, the author determines the virtual Poincaré polynomial of \(M(n,d)\) for arbitrary \(n, d\). The virtual Poincaré polynomial of a variety over a finite field \(k\) is defined in terms of the weight filtration on the compactly supported \(l\)-adic cohomology groups. To determine the virtual Poincaré polynomial of \(M(n,d)\), the author introduces a new \(\lambda\) ring called the ring of \(c\)-sequences. A Poincaré function is associated to each \(c\)-sequence. The virtual Poincaré polynomial of \(M(n,d)\) is the Poincaré function of a \(c\)-sequence \(a_{n,d}\), where \(a_{n,d}(k)\) denotes the number of stable sheaves over \(X\) which remain stable over all finite field extensions. The author gives conjectures regarding virtual Hodge polynomials of \(M(n,d)\) and also virtual Poincaré and Hodge polynomials of the motive of \(M(n,d)\).