The stable moduli space of flat connections over a surface
The stable moduli space of flat connections over a surface
We compute the homotopy type of the moduli space of flat, unitary connections over an aspherical surface, after stabilizing with respect to the rank of the underlying bundle. Over the orientable surface $M^g$, we show that this space has the homotopy type of the infinite symmetric product of $M^g$, generalizing …