Abstract
We show that the character variety for a n-punctured oriented surface has a natural Poisson structure.
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Nous démontrons que la variété des caractères d’une surface compacte orientée percée en n points est dotée d’une structure de Poisson naturelle.
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Biswas, I., Jeffrey, L.C. Poisson structure on character varieties. Ann. Math. Québec 45, 213–219 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40316-020-00138-2
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