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We extend the notion of the cardinality of a discrete groupoid (equal to the Euler characteristic of the corresponding discrete orbifold) to the setting of Lie groupoids. Since this quantity is an invariant under equivalence of groupoids, we call it the volume of the associated stack rather than of the groupoid itself. Since there is no natural measure in the smooth case like the counting measure in the discrete case, we need extra data to define the volume. This data has the form of an invariant section of a natural line bundle over the base of the groupoid. Invariant sections of a square root of this line bundle constitute an “intrinsic Hilbert space” of the stack.
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I would like to think John Baez, Kai Behrend, Rui Loja Fernandes, Minhyong Kim, Yvette Kosmann-Schwarzbach, Eckhard Meinrenken, Martin Olsson for helpful discussion and comments. I would also like to thank the group Analyse Algébrique at the Institut Mathématique de Jussieu for their hospitality.
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A. Weinstein’s research was partially supported by NSF Grant DMS-0204100.
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Weinstein, A. The Volume of a Differentiable Stack. Lett Math Phys 90, 353–371 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11005-009-0343-2
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