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Witten's formulas for intersection pairings on moduli spaces of flat $G$-bundles

E. Meinrenken
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In a 1992 paper, Witten gave a formula for the intersection pairings of the moduli space of flat $G$-bundles over an oriented surface, possibly with markings. In this paper, we give a general proof of Witten's formula, for arbitrary compact, simple groups, and any markings for which the moduli space has at most orbifold singularities.

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E. Meinrenken. 2003-12-18. Witten's formulas for intersection pairings on moduli spaces of flat $G$-bundles. https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0312355

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