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Orbifolds as Groupoids: an Introduction

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v1 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

This is a survey paper based on my talk at the Workshop on Orbifolds and String Theory, the goal of which was to explain the role of groupoids and their classifying spaces as a foundation for the theory of orbifolds.

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@article{arxiv.math/0203100,
  title  = {Orbifolds as Groupoids: an Introduction},
  author = {Ieke Moerdijk},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0203100},
  year   = {2007}
}