Intersection theory on moduli spaces of holomorphic bundles of arbitrary rank on a Riemann surface

Annals of Mathematics

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 109-196

  Jeffrey, Lisa C ^a,b   Kirwan, Frances C ^c  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c BALLIOL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032347790     PISSN: 0003486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/120993     Document Type: Article

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