The moduli of flat \(\text{PU}(p,p)\)-structures with large Toledo invariants (Q697357)

For a compact Riemann surface \(X\) of genus \(g>1\), \(\text{Hom}(\pi_1(X),\text{PU}(p,q))/\text{PU}(p,q)\) is the moduli space of flat \(\text{PU}(p,q)\)-connections on \(X\). There are two invariants, the Chern class \(c\) and the Toledo invariant \(\tau\) associated with each element in the moduli. The Toledo invariant is bounded in the range \(-2\min(p,q)(g-1) \leq \tau \leq 2\min(p,q)(g-1)\). This paper shows that the component, associated with a fixed \(\tau>2(\max(p,q)-1)(g-1)\) (resp. \(\tau< -2(\max(p,q)-1)(g-1)\)) and a fixed Chern class \(c\), is connected. (The restriction on \(\tau\) implies \(p=q\)).