Virtual Hodge polynomials of the moduli spaces of representations of degree 2 for free monoids (Q290998)

This paper deals with the moduli space of representations of a free monoid with \(m\) generators. Here, it focuses on the computation of the virtual Hodge polynomials of several kind of moduli spaces of representations; in particular: {\parindent=0.6cm\begin{itemize}\item[{\(\bullet\)}] \(\mathrm{Rep}_2(m)\) is the moduli space of representations of the monoid with \(m\) generators onto the algebra of square matrices \(M_2\); \item[{\(\bullet\)}] \(\mathrm{Rep}_2(m)_{\mathrm{rk} h}\) consists of representations where the image is a subalgebra of rank \(h\) in the matrix algebra \(M_2\); \item[{\(\bullet\)}] \(\mathrm{Rep}_2(m)_{\mathrm{air}}\) is the moduli space of absolutely irreducible representations; \item[{\(\bullet\)}] \(\mathrm{Rep}_2(m)_B\) is the moduli space with Borel mold -- see [\textit{K. Nakamoto} and \textit{T. Torii}, Pac. J. Math. 213, No. 2, 365--387 (2004; Zbl 1073.14020)] for a definition. \item[{\(\bullet\)}] \(\mathrm{Rep}_2(m)_{\mathrm{ss}}\) is the moduli space of semisimple representations. \item[{\(\bullet\)}] \(\mathrm{Rep}_2(m)_{\mathrm{u}}\) is the moduli space of unipotent representations; \item[{\(\bullet\)}] \(\mathrm{Rep}_2(m)_{\mathrm{sc}}\) is the moduli space of scalar representations. NEWLINENEWLINE\end{itemize}} Of course, these varieties are closely related, and the article uses it to compute their virtual Hodge polynomials. Furthermore, for each variety, there exists the character variety \(\mathrm{Ch}_2(m)_\ast\) (where \(\ast\) can be `\(\mathrm{air}\)', `\(B\)', `\(\mathrm{ss}\)', `\(\mathrm{u}\)' and `\(\mathrm{sc}\)'): virtual Hodge polynomials are also computed for all these moduli spaces.NEWLINENEWLINEThe last section of this paper is devoted for the case of characteristic positive fields \(\mathbb{F}_q\)., where they compute the number of points in each case. The authors shows that these numbers coincides with the virtual Hodge polynomials evaluated at \(q\).NEWLINENEWLINEFinally, authors point out that some of these computations are done in [\textit{M. Reineke}, Int. Math. Res. Not. 2006, No. 17, Article ID 70456, 19 p. (2006; Zbl 1113.14018)], coinciding with their results.