Kähler structure on moduli spaces of principal bundles (Q997141)

Let \(\mathcal{M}\) be a moduli space of stable principal \(G\)-bundles over a compact Kähler manifold (X, \(\omega_X\)), where \(G\) is a reductive linear algebraic group defined over \(\mathbb{C}\). Using the existence and uniqueness of a Hermite-Einstein connection on any stable \(G\)-bundle \(P\) over \(X\), the authors have a Hermitian form on the harmonic representatives of \(H^1 (X, \text{ad}(P))\), where \(\text{ad}(P)\) is the adjoint vector bundle. Using this Hermitian form a Hermitian structure on \(\mathcal{M}\) is constructed; this the Petersson-Weil form (that is very well known for other moduli problems). The present Petersson-Weil form is a Kähler form, a fact which is a consequence of a fiber integral formula that is proved here. The curvature of the Petersson-Weil Kähler form is computed. If \(X\) is of dimension one, then the holomorphic sectional curvature turns out to be non-negative. When \(X\) is a compact projective manifold, the construction of a holomorphic Hermitian line bundle over the moduli space, whose curvature coincides with the generalized Petersson-Weil metric is presented. Also, an embedding of the moduli space of stable principal bundles into a moduli space of vector bundles, which is totally geodesic is constructed.