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Mathematical results inspired by physics

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I will discuss results of three different types in geometry and topology. (1) General vanishing and rigidity theorems of elliptic genera proved by using modular forms, Kac-Moody algebras and vertex operator algebras. (2) The computations of intersection numbers of the moduli spaces of flat connections on a Riemann surface by using heat kernels. (3) The mirror principle about counting curves in Calabi-Yau and general projective manifolds by using hypergeometric series.

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Kefeng Liu. 2003-04-28. Mathematical results inspired by physics. https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0304460

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