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In this paper we study the relationship between three compactifications of the moduli space of Hermitian-Yang-Mills connections on a fixed Hermitian vector bundle over a projective algebraic manifold of arbitrary dimension. Via the Donaldson-Uhlenbeck-Yau theorem, this space is analytically isomorphic to the moduli space of stable holomorphic vector bundles, and as such it admits an algebraic compactification by Gieseker-Maruyama semistable torsion-free sheaves. A recent construction due to the first and third authors gives another compactification as a moduli space of slope semistable sheaves. In the present article, following fundamental work of Tian generalising the analysis of Uhlenbeck and Donaldson in complex dimension two, we define a gauge theoretic compactification by adding certain ideal connections at the boundary. Extending work of Jun Li in the case of bundles on algebraic surfaces, we exhibit comparison maps from the sheaf theoretic compactifications and prove their continuity. The continuity, together with a delicate analysis of the fibres of the map from the moduli space of slope semistable sheaves allows us to endow the gauge theoretic compactification with the structure of a complex analytic space., Comment: minor changes to the exposition based on referee's comments; final version to appear in Geometry & Topology; 95 pages

We compute the Dolbeault cohomology of geodesically convex domains contained in Cousin groups which satisfy a strong dispersiveness condition. As a consequence we obtain a description of the Dolbeault cohomology of Oeljeklaus-Toma manifolds and in particular the fact that the Hodge decomposition holds for their cohomology., Comment: To appear in Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Classe di Scienze

We introduce a notion of stability for sheaves with respect to several polarisations that generalises the usual notion of Gieseker-stability. We prove, under a boundedness assumption, which we show to hold on threefolds or for rank two sheaves on base manifolds of arbitrary dimension, that semistable sheaves have a projective coarse moduli space that depends on a natural stability parameter. We then give two applications of this machinery. First, we show that given a real ample class $\omega \in N^1(X)_\mathbb{R}$ on a smooth projective threefold $X$ there exists a projective moduli space of sheaves that are Gieseker-semistable with respect to $\omega$. Second, we prove that given any two ample line bundles on $X$ the corresponding Gieseker moduli spaces are related by Thaddeus-flips., Comment: 51 pages; v2: added discussion concerning characteristic of the base field, fixed some typos and inconsistencies; removed "I" from title as second part has a new title; to appear in Geometry & Topology

We consider a notion of stability for sheaves, which we call multi-Gieseker stability that depends on several ample polarisations $L_1, \dots, L_N$ and on an additional parameter $\sigma \in \mathbb{Q}_{\geq 0}^N\setminus\{0\}$. The set of semi stable sheaves admits a projective moduli space $\mathcal M_{\sigma}$. We prove that given a finite collection of parameters $\sigma$, there exists a sheaf- and representation-theoretically defined master space $Y$ such that each corresponding moduli space is obtained from $Y$ as a Geometric Invariant Theory (GIT) quotient. In particular, any two such spaces are related by a finite number of "Thaddeus-flips". As a corollary, we deduce that any two Gieseker-moduli space of sheaves (with respect to different polarisations $L_1$ and $L_2$) are related via a GIT-master space. This confirms an old expectation and generalises results from the surface case to arbitrary dimension., Comment: 18 pages

We investigate a semi-continuity property for stability conditions for sheaves that is important for the problem of variation of the moduli spaces as the stability condition changes. We place this in the context of a notion of stability previously considered by the authors, called multi-Gieseker-stability, that generalises the classical notion of Gieseker-stability to allow for several polarisations. As such we are able to prove that on smooth threefolds certain moduli spaces of Gieseker-stable sheaves are related by a finite number of Thaddeus-flips (that is flips arising for Variation of Geometric Invariant Theory) whose intermediate spaces are themselves moduli spaces of sheaves., Comment: 40 pages, reorganised and new introduction and new title. Main results unchanged

International audience; We study the following question: Let (X,g) be a compact Gauduchon surface, (E,h) be a differentiable rank r vector bundle on X⁠, D be a fixed holomorphic structure on D≔det(E) and a be the Chern connection of the pair (D,det(h))⁠. Does the complex space structure on MaASD(E)* induced by the Kobayashi–Hitchin correspondence extend to a complex space structure on the Donaldson–Uhlenbeck compactification M¯aASD(E)? Our results answer this question in detail for the moduli spaces of SU(2)-instantons with c2=1 on general (possibly unknown) class VII surfaces.

We study moduli spaces of sheaves over non-projective K3 surfaces. More precisely, if $v=(r,\xi,a)$ is a Mukai vector on a K3 surface $S$ with $r$ prime to $\xi$ and $\omega$ is a "generic" K\"ahler class on $S$, we show that the moduli space $M$ of $\mu_{\omega}-$stable sheaves on $S$ with associated Mukai vector $v$ is an irreducible holomorphic symplectic manifold which is deformation equivalent to a Hilbert scheme of points on a K3 surface. If $M$ parametrizes only locally free sheaves, it is moreover hyperk\"ahler. Finally, we show that there is an isometry between $v^{\perp}$ and $H^{2}(M,\mathbb{Z})$ and that $M$ is projective if and only if $S$ is projective., Comment: 42 pages; major revisions; to appear in Kyoto J. Math

We show that certain moduli spaces of vector bundles over blown-up primary Hopf surfaces admit no compact components. These are the moduli spaces used by Andrei Teleman in his work on the classification of class VII surfaces.

We show that any set of quotients with fixed Chern classes of a given coherent sheaf on a compact Kähler manifold is bounded in a sense which we define. The result is proved by adapting Grothendieck's boundedness criterion expressed via the Hilbert polynomial to the Kähler set-up. As a consequence we obtain the compactness of the connected components of the Douady space of a compact Kähler manifold.

We prove that any flat family $(\mathcal{ F}_u)_{u\in U}$ of rank 2 torsion-free sheaves on a Gauduchon surface defines a continuous map on the semi-stable locus $U^{\mathrm {ss}}:=\{u\in U \ |\ \mathcal{ F}_u\hbox{ is slope semi-stable}\}$ with values in the Donaldson-Uhlenbeck compactification of the corresponding instanton moduli space. In the general (possibly non-K\"ahlerian) case, the Donaldson-Uhlenbeck compactification is not a complex space, and the set $U^{\mathrm {ss}}$ can be a complicated subset of the base space $U$ that is neither open or closed in the classical topology, nor locally closed in the Zariski topology. This result provides an efficient tool for the explicit description of Donaldson-Uhlenbeck compactifications on arbitrary Gauduchon surfaces.

We survey recent progress in the study of moduli of vector bundles on higher-dimensional base manifolds. In particular, we discuss an algebro-geometric construction of an analogue for the Donaldson-Uhlenbeck compactification and explain how to use moduli spaces of quiver representations to show that Gieseker-Maruyama moduli spaces with respect to two different chosen polarisations are related via Thaddeus-flips through other "multi-Gieseker"-moduli spaces of sheaves. Moreover, as a new result, we show the existence of a natural morphism from a multi-Gieseker moduli space to the corresponding Donaldson-Uhlenbeck moduli space., 21 pages; v2: minor changes as requested by referee, added Remark 4.7 concerning Compactified Jacobians; to appear in the proceedings of VBAC 2014 "Algebraic Varieties: Bundles, Topology, Physics"

We resolve pathological wall-crossing phenomena for moduli spaces of sheaves on higher-dimensional base manifolds. This is achieved by considering slope-semistability with respect to movable curves rather than divisors. Moreover, given a projective n-fold and a curve C that arises as the complete intersection of n-1 very ample divisors, we construct a modular compactification of the moduli space of vector bundles that are slope-stable with respect to C. Our construction generalises the algebro-geometric construction of the Donaldson-Uhlenbeck compactification by Joseph Le Potier and Jun Li. Furthermore, we describe the geometry of the newly construced moduli spaces by relating them to moduli spaces of simple sheaves and to Gieseker-Maruyama moduli spaces., v1: 41 pages, the threefold case, general case pending; v2: 51 pages, new features: generalisation of results to base manifolds of arbitrary dimension, identification of equivalence relation represented by the moduli space, comparison with Gieseker moduli spaces; v3: 50 pages, small corrections, updated references; a slightly shortened version will appear in "Algebraic Geometry"

The Kahler rank of compact complex surfaces was introduced by Harvey and Lawson in their 1983 paper on Kahler manifolds as a measure of “kahlerianity”. Here we give a partial classification of compact complex surfaces of Kahler rank 1. These are either elliptic surfaces, or Hopf surfaces, or they admit a holomorphic foliation of a very special type. As a consequence we give an affirmative answer to the question raised by Harvey and Lawson whether the Kahler rank is a bimeromorphic invariant.

We prove that any two-dimensional moduli space of stable 2-vector bundles, in the non-filtrable range, on a primary Kodaira surface is a primary Kodaira surface. If a universal bundle exists, then the two surfaces are homeomorphic up to unramified covers., Advances in Mathematics, accepted

It is shown that if $X$ is an Inoue surface of type $S_M$ then the irreducible components of the Douady space of $X^n$ are compact, for all $n>0$. This gives an example of an essentially saturated compact complex manifold (in the sense of model theory) that is not of Kaehler-type. Among the known compact complex surfaces without curves, it is shown that these are the only examples., 10 pages

The existence problem for holomorphic structures on vector bundles over non-algebraic surfaces is in general still open. We solve this problem in the case of rank 2 vector bundles over K3 surfaces and in the case of vector bundles of arbitrary rank over all known surfaces of class VII. Our methods, which are based on Donaldson theory and deformation theory, can be used to solve the existence problem of holomorphic vector bundles on further classes of non-algebraic surfaces., LaTeX, 6 pages, to appear in Comptes Rendus