Residue formulas for the large \(k\) asymptotics of Witten's invariants of Seifert manifolds. The case of \(SU(2)\) (Q1924009)

The author studies the large \(k\) asymptotics of \(SU(2)\) Witten's invariant of general Seifert manifolds \(X_{g,\{{p \over q}\}}\). He calculates all contributions \(Z^{(c)} (X_{g,\{{p\over q}\}};k)\) and relates them to connected components of the moduli space of flat connections. The contributions of irreducible connections are expressed in terms of intersection numbers of their moduli spaces. As a byproduct of calculations the author derives the full asymptotic expansion of the partition function of \(2d\) \(SU(2)\) Yang-Mills theory on a Riemann surface with punctures, including the contributions of constant curvature reducible connections. The alternative way of deriving the asymptotics of Witten's invariants of Seifert manifolds which relates them to Kostant's partition function is also discussed.