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We exhibit a new link between certain representations of the Witt algebra and some Gl(n)-opers on the punctured disc. As applications, we discuss the connection with the KdV hierarchy and Virasoro constraints and how the Virasoro constraints of the so-called topological recursion fit in our approach.
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This work is supported by the research contract MTM2012-32342 of MINECO.
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Plaza Martín, F.J. Representations of the Witt Algebra and Gl(n)-Opers. Lett Math Phys 103, 1079–1101 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11005-013-0635-4
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