The Monodromy Map from Differential Systems to the Character Variety Is Generically Immersive

Abstract

Let $G$ be a connected reductive affine algebraic group defined over $\mathbb C$ and $\mathfrak g$ its Lie algebra. We study the monodromy map from the space of $\mathfrak g$-differential systems on a compact connected Riemann surface $\Sigma$ of genus $g \,\geq\, 2$ to the character variety of $G$-representations of the fundamental group of $\Sigma$. If the complex dimension of $G$ is at least three, we show that the monodromy map is an immersion at the generic point.