Functions on the moduli space of flat 𝐺₂-connections on a Riemann surface

Mattes, Josef

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-97-03970-1

Functions on the moduli space of flat $G_2$-connections on a Riemann surface
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Abstract:

This paper contains $1\frac 12$ proofs that the construction of functions on the moduli space of flat $G$-connections from chord diagrams gives all functions in the case of the simple group $G_2$.

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