Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4669039 | Bulletin des Sciences Mathématiques | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Let G be a connected complex semisimple affine algebraic group, and let K be a maximal compact subgroup of G. Let X be a noncompact oriented surface. The main theorem of Florentino and Lawton (2009) [3] says that the moduli space of flat K-connections on X is a strong deformation retraction of the moduli space of flat G-connections on X. We prove that this statement fails whenever X is compact of genus at least two.
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