Abstract
We prove that the mapping class group of a closed surface acts ergodically on connected components of the representation variety corresponding to a connected compact Lie group.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 339-362 |
Number of pages | 24 |
Journal | Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici |
Volume | 77 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- Compact Lie group
- Ergodic theory
- Fundamental group of surface
- Mapping class group
- Moduli space
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics