Constructing variations of Hodge structure using Yang-Mills theory and applications to uniformization

Simpson, Carlos T.

doi:10.1090/S0894-0347-1988-0944577-9

Constructing variations of Hodge structure using Yang-Mills theory and applications to uniformization

Author: Carlos T. Simpson
Journal: J. Amer. Math. Soc. 1 (1988), 867-918
MSC: Primary 58E15; Secondary 32L15, 53C25, 53C55
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0894-0347-1988-0944577-9
MathSciNet review: 944577
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