The monodromy map from differential systems to the character variety is generically immersive (Q6143268)

Summary: Let \(G\) be a connected reductive affine algebraic group defined over \(\mathbb{C}\) and \(\mathfrak{g}\) its Lie algebra. We consider all pairs of the form \((Y, D)\), where \(Y\) is a complex structure on a compact oriented \(C^\infty\) surface \(\Sigma\), and \(D\) is a holomorphic connection on the trivial holomorphic principal \(G\)-bundle \(Y \times G\) on \(Y\); these are known as \(\mathfrak{g}\)-differential systems. We study the monodromy map from the space of \(\mathfrak{g}\)-differential systems to the character variety of \(G\)-representations of the fundamental group of \(\Sigma\). If the complex dimension of \(G\) is at least three, and \(\text{genus}(\Sigma) \geq 2\), we show that the monodromy map is an immersion at the generic point.