Reductive Shafarevich Conjecture

Abstract

In this paper, we prove the holomorphic convexity of the covering of a complex projective {normal} variety $X$, which corresponds to the intersection of kernels of reductive representations $\rho:\pi_1(X)\to {\rm GL}_{N}(\mathbb{C})$, therefore answering a question by Eyssidieux, Katzarkov, Pantev, and Ramachandran in 2012. It is worth noting that Eyssidieux had previously proven this result in 2004 when $X$ is smooth. While our approach follows the general strategy employed in Eyssidieux's proof, it introduces several improvements and simplifications. Notably, it avoids the necessity of using the reduction mod $p$ method in Eyssidieux's original proof. Additionally, we construct the Shafarevich morphism for complex reductive representations of fundamental groups of complex quasi-projective varieties unconditionally, and proving its algebraic nature at the function field level.