The moduli space of flat SU (2) and SO (3) connections over surfaces
Authors:
Ambar Sengupta
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-4918, USA
Abstract:
All the connected components of the moduli space of flat connections on SU (2) and SO (3) (trivial and non-trivial) bundles over closed oriented surfaces are determined. The symplectic structure and volumes of the non-maximal strata of the moduli space are also determined.